Essential project management functions
Abstract
© 2015, Springer International Publishing Switzerland. A functional approach to project management describes a mode of action by which an objective or goal is fulfilled.The project Management Institute (PMI), in its PMBoK guide, 5th edition, identified ten distinct functional modes (knowledge areas) currently used internationally in project management best practice, by which a project objective can be achieved.
Citation
Sholarin, E. and Awange, J. 2015. Essential project management functions. In Environmental Science and Engineering (Subseries: Environmental Science), 83-92.
Source Title
Environmental Science and Engineering (Subseries: Environmental Science)
School
School of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)
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