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Everywhere you look,
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projects are underway,
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whether you're recruiting
a new member or staff,
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or constructing the world's
tallest building.
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Every project needs a manager
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to ensure its success,
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someone with their eye on every detail
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at every stage
from inception to completion.
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Put simply, project management is about
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getting things done
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It's about knowing exactly
what you want to achieve,
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how are you going to achieve it,
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and how long it will take.
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It's about ensuring that everyone involved
shares and understands those aims
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before the first steps are taken,
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and that they continue to
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as the end of the project-- whatever
it is-- draws closer.
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Because successful projects
don't just happen!
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They're not just a long list of jobs
to be done.
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They are masterpiece of planning
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management, organization,
and communication.
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A carefully choreographed
sequence of events
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where progress is smooth and steady.
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One step leads seamlessly to the next
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and every possible hitch
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has been considered and counted.
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The successful project needs
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people with the right skills
and knowledge at its heart.
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Working together,
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a well-managed motivated team with clear
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roles responsibilities and reporting lines
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will carry a project to its conclusion
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without compromising
on time, cost, or quality.
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Project management is a wonderful thing,
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but it's easy to forget
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how the world might look without it.
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Because at its best,
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project management is virtually invisible.
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It's the absence of problems and
the prevention of failure.
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But behind every successful project-
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whether exchanging the way a company works
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or the organization of an important event-
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there's an unsung hero-
the project manager-
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who kept everything and everyone on track
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to ensure the delivery
of the desired result.
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At APM we support project managers
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in all the amazing work they do
every day.
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If you'd like to know more
about project management,
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visit us at apm.org.uk/WhatIsPM.
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