Ideas, guidelines and techniques for applying project management solutions in the general business arena: lessons for executives

Abstract This paper looks to justify the move toward business undertakings using project management approaches. It illustrates the fact that project management is goal-oriented, and goes on to present a list of ‘ten commandments’ for the project manager that summarizes the fundamentals for managing projects. A project management plan is put into strategy and a project cycle is assessed. Finally, the importance of a project management council for representing stakeholders is discussed