In the classical approach, project management was conceived in a linear way. or was at least formally portrayed that way. Project managers were to define, plan, organize, control and close—in that order. While it made sense, the reality was usually something else.
Today, we view the project manager's role differently; although project managers perform the same functions, we perceive their performance not in a linear context but in a cyclical one. Each time the cycle completes (reaches closure), it begins again, requiring the reinstitution or refinement of the functions that were used in a previous cycle.
Today, we view the project manager's role differently; although project managers perform the same functions, we perceive their performance not in a linear context but in a cyclical one. Each time the cycle completes (reaches closure), it begins again, requiring the reinstitution or refinement of the functions that were used in a previous cycle.