What is project management?

In this video you will learn:

• What is project management?
• When do we use project management?
• Why do we use project management?

Everywhere you look, projects are underway. Whether you’re recruiting a new member of staff or constructing the world’s tallest building, every project needs a manager to ensure its success; someone with their eye on every detail, at every stage, from inception to completion.

Put simply, project management is about getting things done.

It’s about knowing exactly what you want to achieve, how you’re going to achieve it, and how long it will take. It’s about ensuring that everyone involved shares and understands those aims, before the first steps are taken, and that they continue to as the end of the project – whatever it is - draws closer.

Because successful projects don’t just happen. They’re not just a long list of jobs to be done, they are a masterpiece of planning, management, organisation and communication; a carefully choreographed sequence of events, where progress is smooth and steady, one step leads seamlessly to the next, and every possible hitch has been considered and countered.

A successful project needs people with the right skills and knowledge at its heart. Working together, a well-managed, motivated team with clear roles, responsibilities, and reporting lines, will carry a project to its conclusion without compromising on time, cost or quality.

Project management is a wonderful thing – but it’s easy to forget how the world might look without it. Because, at its best, project management is virtually invisible. It is the absence of problems and the prevention of failure.

But behind every successful project – whether it’s changing the way a company works or the organisation of an important event – there’s an unsung hero: The project manager, who kept everything and everyone on track to ensure the delivery of the desired result.

[charitythestudent]

Project management simply and well explained. Nice presentation

[mohitasharma]

Thank you for making us understand the concept very easily.

[jixdahac]

The animation to this was fantastic! Who did you hire?!

[KhushmanpreetKaur-bvzk]

This video is really very helpful for understanding the role of manger and the team in a project . The explanation of what exactly the project management is and mainly illustrating the importance of the right skills . This video helps me in understanding that the proper planning for project is key to success .
Thanks for sharing such valuable insights .

[PMNGOs]

Excellent content! Thank you very much!

[niteeshbihade]

Nice summary! And very good animation.

[starksoldier]

Only thing I don’t understand is what industry is it for? Can anyone give examples of specific fields where project management is used? Is it finance, business, advertising… what kind of degree do people get to become a project manager?

[targetone]

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”

― Dr. Seuss

[VharshMusic]

Beautifully presented that's unique

[sabaaxcumar]

Thanks you very much teacher this lesson is very importants because I get more advantage

[abhinav]

@Association for Project Management : This is a great video ! Wanted to share this with some colleagues in China. Do you also have this video on another platform which is accessible in China?

[lynxmystique]

I think you got the triple constraints wrong. PM constraints are Time, Scope and Cost. All these affect quality. Quality isn't one of the traditional constraints...

[jackpilkington]

This sounds great! How do I learn more? Young professional starting out in financial services in the UK

[echelleleighton]

I'm busy with my very first project, but it's starting to frustrate me as the parties involved doesn't want to cooperate, what do you suggest I do as I'm not in an authoritative position and I believe that's the reason they don't take me seriously.

[akimabenn]

i watched the video because i have an exam but now i want to be a project manager.

[sudhaamar]

What is the salary package for freshers? That company hire for freshers as a project manager?

[priyadarshini]

how can we differentiate Project Management institute and American Society for engineering management ?

[xowenz]

[HELP] What a-levels should I take if I want to study project management at university?

[parth]

is mathematics required in project management

[matthewbeardsley]

Isn't the project management triangle; Time, Cost, Scope?