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Project Management: Key Concepts and Basic Fundamentals

Dr. Khaled Muhammad Ali MuhammadLecturer at Civil Engineering Department, Pyramids Higher Institute for Engineering and Technology, Cairo, EgyptDr.Fahmy A. ZaherAssistant Professor at Structural Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Egypt, and Pyramids Higher Institute for Engineering and Technology, Cairo, EgyptEng. Anton Adel DaoudStudent at Civil Engineering Department, Pyramids Higher Institute for Engineering and Technology, Cairo, Egypt

Vol 6 No 5 (2022): Volume 6, Issue 5, May 2022 | Pages: 43-55

International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology

OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 19-05-2022

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Abstract

Managing projects can be difficult, especially when facing project management with little training or guidance beforehand. In addition to the actual work of project management, such as sorting out the terminology, tools, and methodologies can be discomforting.  The basic primary challenge of project management is to achieve all of the project goals and objectives while honoring the pre-defined constraints which are scope, time, quality, and budget. The secondary and most critical challenge is to optimize the allocation of necessary inputs and integrate them to meet pre-defined objectives. And that will be discussed in this paper along with highlighting the importance of Project teams that play a critical part in the successful management of projects. 

Keywords

Project management, risk management, scheduling network, project plan, agile projects, project teams


Citation of this Article

Dr. Khaled Muhammad Ali Muhammad, Dr.Fahmy A. Zaher, Eng. Anton Adel Daoud, “Project Management: Key Concepts and Basic Fundamentals” Published in International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, Volume 6, Issue 5, pp 43-55, May 2022. Article DOI https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2022.605006

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