Product
Developing or improving a product that is sold to customers.Features
Extending a product or internal system with new features.Construction
Building a physical structure such as a building or infrastructure.Infrastructure
Constructing, customizing, configuring or implementing infrastructure such as network infrastructure.Design
Delivering a design such as the architecture for a structure.Media
Delivering media such as a commercial or corporate logo.Systems
Developing, customizing or extending internal systems.Processes
Implementing new business processes or improving existing ones.Data
Data related initiatives such as a data migration.Events
Preparing for an event such as a sporting event.Missions
Preparing for a mission such as a space mission to explore the surface of an alien planet.Maintenance
Significant maintenance such as infrastructure rehabilitation may be managed as a project.Research
Research such as developing a technology that is required for a future space mission.Prototypes
Developing prototypes of designs.Proposals
Proposals for complex sales such as a response to a request for proposal.Integration
Combining things so that they work together. This can apply to organizations, structures, processes, systems and data.Structural
Organizational restructuring such as merging business and technology functions.Locations
Launching or improving locations such as a restaurant.Processes, Procedures & Training
Changing the way that things are done. For example, a project to develop and launch a customer advocacy approach to customer service.Facilities
Developing facilities such as a data center. May include elements of construction, infrastructure, systems and processes.Business Capabilities
Implementing a new business capability such as service management. Typically touches upon processes, systems, data and training.Megaproject
An extremely large-scale investment project such as a high speed rail line.Complex
A project that includes multiple elements such as structures, facilities, processes, systems and data. For example, merger integration is typically complex.| Overview: Types of Project | ||
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