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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world
,EXCELCENTRE LEARNING INSTITUTE 061 043 9805
WARNING: PLEASE NOTE THAT PLAGIARISM IS A SERIOUS ACADEMIC
OFFENSE, therefore students must use this document ONLY as a guideline. Hence
students have regenerated their own (personalized) solutions paying particular
attention to module contents as prescribed by module facilitators, lecturers and
supervisors. This document’s purpose is to compact all sources of information that
might be relevant to students’ assignments, hence additional knowledge on the
provided information is not restricted by the authors. However, submitting this
document as one’s final work is considered unethical, and students should be
penalized. If this document is plagiarized by the users and fails, EXCELCENTRE
should not be rendered accountable since the contents in this document only give
learners a kick-start on what is expected of them from their areas of specialty.
CAUTION: STUDENTS ARE NOT MANDATED TO USE EVERY DETAIL IN THIS
DOCUMENT IN WRITING THEIR ASSIGNMENT
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world
, EXCELCENTRE LEARNING INSTITUTE 061 043 9805
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 4
2. DEFINING THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK .................................................... 5
2.1 The Essence of Project Management as a Tactical and Operational Discipline ... 5
2.2 The Evolution Towards Management by Projects as a Strategic Organisational
Philosophy.................................................................................................................. 6
3. DESCRIPTIVE COMPARISON: PROJECT MANAGEMENT VS. MANAGEMENT
BY PROJECTS .......................................................................................................... 8
3.1 Scope of Application: Project-Wide versus Institution-Wide ................................. 8
3.2 Tactical Application versus Strategic Orientation ................................................. 9
3.3 Resource Management Philosophies ................................................................. 10
3.4 Communication and Support Structures............................................................. 11
4. PRACTICAL APPLICATION IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR ...................................... 12
4.1 Example 1: Infrastructure Development as an Application of Project Management
................................................................................................................................. 12
4.2 Example 2: Provincial Governance Reform as an Application of Management by
Projects .................................................................................................................... 12
5. THE ROLE OF THE PROJECT SUPPORT OFFICE (PSO) IN FACILITATING
MANAGEMENT BY PROJECTS .............................................................................. 13
6. CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................... 14
References ............................................................................................................... 15
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world
PU E
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NG Y L E NC
OU TO THE GATE OF EXC EL
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world
,EXCELCENTRE LEARNING INSTITUTE 061 043 9805
WARNING: PLEASE NOTE THAT PLAGIARISM IS A SERIOUS ACADEMIC
OFFENSE, therefore students must use this document ONLY as a guideline. Hence
students have regenerated their own (personalized) solutions paying particular
attention to module contents as prescribed by module facilitators, lecturers and
supervisors. This document’s purpose is to compact all sources of information that
might be relevant to students’ assignments, hence additional knowledge on the
provided information is not restricted by the authors. However, submitting this
document as one’s final work is considered unethical, and students should be
penalized. If this document is plagiarized by the users and fails, EXCELCENTRE
should not be rendered accountable since the contents in this document only give
learners a kick-start on what is expected of them from their areas of specialty.
CAUTION: STUDENTS ARE NOT MANDATED TO USE EVERY DETAIL IN THIS
DOCUMENT IN WRITING THEIR ASSIGNMENT
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world
, EXCELCENTRE LEARNING INSTITUTE 061 043 9805
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 4
2. DEFINING THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK .................................................... 5
2.1 The Essence of Project Management as a Tactical and Operational Discipline ... 5
2.2 The Evolution Towards Management by Projects as a Strategic Organisational
Philosophy.................................................................................................................. 6
3. DESCRIPTIVE COMPARISON: PROJECT MANAGEMENT VS. MANAGEMENT
BY PROJECTS .......................................................................................................... 8
3.1 Scope of Application: Project-Wide versus Institution-Wide ................................. 8
3.2 Tactical Application versus Strategic Orientation ................................................. 9
3.3 Resource Management Philosophies ................................................................. 10
3.4 Communication and Support Structures............................................................. 11
4. PRACTICAL APPLICATION IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR ...................................... 12
4.1 Example 1: Infrastructure Development as an Application of Project Management
................................................................................................................................. 12
4.2 Example 2: Provincial Governance Reform as an Application of Management by
Projects .................................................................................................................... 12
5. THE ROLE OF THE PROJECT SUPPORT OFFICE (PSO) IN FACILITATING
MANAGEMENT BY PROJECTS .............................................................................. 13
6. CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................... 14
References ............................................................................................................... 15
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world
