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23 Types of Project

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A project is a carefully planned one-time initiative designed to achieve a set of objectives. The following are common types of project.

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.
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A definition of workaround with examples.

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A list of project branding techniques.

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An overview of project stakeholder management with examples.

Action Plan

A definition of action plan with examples.

Cost Overrun

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Document Control

The definition of document control with examples.

Project Oversight

A guide to project oversight.

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A definition of design driven development with examples.

Project Risk

A list of common project risks.

Project Stakeholder

A list of common project stakeholders.

Business Risks

A list of common business risks.

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The difference between a risk and an issue.

Risk Treatment

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Secondary Risk

The definition of secondary risk with examples.

Risk Register

A guide to creating a risk register with an example.

Risk Perception

A definition of risk perception with examples.

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