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Article: Linking Project Management to Business Strategy
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- September 1, 2007
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CopyrightCopyright Project Management Institute Sep 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Linking Project Management to Business Strategy Project Management Institute, 2007, ISBN 13: 978-1-933890-33-3, paperback, approx. 300 pp, $29.95 Member, $39.95 Nonmember.
ORGANIZATIONS OFTEN FOCUS ON SHORTTERM RESULTS, such as immediate financial goals. However, projects are expected to achieve results that link back to an organization's overall business strategy. This apparent discrepancy led researchers to ask: What does it mean to link project management strategy to business strategy?
Project success is a multidimensional concept. The strategic success of a project cannot be measured solely by meeting the goals of the traditional "triple constraint" of scope, time and resources. ...