TABLE OF CONTENTS 
The two chapters in this section describe the philosophy and concepts that differentiate project management from traditional, nonproject management. Project management is an application of what has been called the systems approach to planning and operating organizations. This section introduces features associated with project management and describes the principles, terminology, and methodology of the systems approach. It forms the foundation of the book and sets the stage for more detailed coverage in later sections.
The projects mentioned in Chapter 1 the Great Pyramid of Egypt, the Manhattan Project, the international space station, the Chunnel, and the development of Product X all have something in common with each other and with every other undertaking of human organizations: they all require, in a word, management. Certainly the resources, work tasks, and goals of these projects vary greatly; yet without management, none of them could happen. Project management is a special kind of management. This chapter contrasts project and nonproject management and looks at the variety of ways and places where project management is used. It also serves as an introduction to the concepts and topics of later chapters.
The role of management is to integrate resources and tasks to achieve organizational goals. Although the specific responsibilities of managers vary greatly, all managers whether they are corporate presidents, agency directors, line managers, school administrators, movie producers, or project managers have this same...
