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Project Structure
At the outset of any project, structure is critical to ultimate success.
The project structure must be clearly defined and communicated directly.
The focus must be on lines of communications and decision making responsibilities.
Stakeholders are identified by name and all project participants should be organized in a
management structure.
 Example of Project Structure
Project
Scope
Project scope is considered the most important part of a project at the outset.
In many cases scope is going to change no matter what committments are made at the
project's outset.
"Scope creep" is a frequently used term that characterizes changes in scope that
can sabotage success.
Program Management Vs. Project
Management
Most large projects are actually many small projects bundled together.
When these projects continue past one-year or more, the term program management should
apply.
Another indicator of program management vs. project management, is the existence on
multiple project managers working on different sub-projects.
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