Primaver P6.docx

The above definition requires further comment. Classical management is usually considered to have five functions or principles: ● Planning ● Organizing ● Staffing ● Controlling ● Directing You will notice that, in the above definition, the staffing function has been omitted. This was intentional because the project manager does not staff the project. Staffing is a line responsibility. The project manager has the right to request specific resources, but the final decision of what resources will be committed rests with the line managers. We should also comment on what is meant by a “relatively” short-term project. Not all industries have the same definition for a shortterm project. In engineering, the project might be for six months or two years; in construction, three to five years; in nuclear com