According to PMI "A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result." but when it does not produce deliverables or time is too short (2 weeks), what would it be called? Saving Changes...
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Alexandre CostaScrum Master| Integer Consulting - Pictet technologiesLoures, Portugal
It's called a project, there is no minimum duration for a project, a project can last a day, a week, a month, a year, as long as it takes to complete it.
All projects produce deliverables not necessarily in a traditional way like a product or a service could be a result of any kind like a document, a study, a result like improve the life quality of some group persons or improve the quality of education, i could think in thousand of several other things as results.You have to ask your self what is the purpose of you intend to do during the two weeks and what you will achieve with that, i think that is the deliverable(s). Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
As you want. The important thing is the strategic reason to start a project or not. And because it is a strategic reason then all type of resources have to be assigned to it. Saving Changes...
Thank you all for your replies!!! Saving Changes...
Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dear Christian
Interesting your question
Thanks for sharing
In my opinion, when it produces no result it is a flop
One always learns something, that is, always produces a result Saving Changes...
James ShieldsIS Director - Portfolio Solutions| City and County of San Francisco, SFPDSan Francisco, Ca, United States
If the endeavor does not produce anything, it is not a project. This is normally referred to as operations, although operations implies on-going.
Also, a project is aligned to a particular business strategy to deliver value to the business. Via the Project Charter, the Project Sponsor authorizes a Project Manger to mobilize resources under the constraint of the funds allotted.
I'm not sure what you call that which you have described in your question. But I don't see it as a project. Saving Changes...
Anton OosthuizenSenior Business Analyst / Project Manager| Self EmployedPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Remember that a deliverable is not always tangible. You might consider driving to work a project since the result, or outcome is your arrival at the office before a certain time. So while many things in everyday life might qualify s a project we do not label them as such because a) duration is to short, b) it is simple and c) it is repetitive. Nobody goes to the trouble to develop project, risk and communication plans for a kids party, we just use a to-do list. So how you would 'manage' a 2-day project is significantly different than a 6-month project but it does not change that it is a project. Saving Changes...
