Project Management

SUMMARY: Project managers need to be aware of the cultural, organizational and social environment of the project. To understand this environment involves identifying the project stakeholders and their ability to affect the outcome of the project. Once the environment has been understood, project managers can deal with it to ensure that it has a positive effect on the project. This chapter discussed some of the internal and external environmental factors that are to be analyzed by the project manager such as: the impact of organizational structure and the impact of socio-economic factors on the project. This chapter also discussed various aspects of project phases and project life cycles.