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Managing projects, large and small
What's important at the grocery store is just as important in engines or medical systems. If the customer isn't satisfied, if the stuff is getting stale, if the shelf isn't right, or if the offerings aren't right, it's the same thing. You manage it like a small organization. You don't get hung up on zeros.
-Jack Welch, CEO of General Electric, 1981-2001
This insight from Jack Welch highlights the similarities (while acknowledging the differences) between different kinds of businesses.
In this Discussion, you will discuss the differences in managing projects in large and small organizations.
To complete this Discussion:
Reflect on how managing IT projects in a small, local enterprise (of, say, 50 employees) is different from managing projects in a large enterprise with an international presence.
Analyse how IT project management differs in the context of small and large organisations. Discuss your rationale for each of your answers in terms of budgets, schedules and predicted performance.
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