What is project management?

Definitions of Project management on the Web:

* Project Management is the discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_management

* The delivery and management of projects - it is usually performed by Program Management specialists.
www.qgcio.qld.gov.au/qgcio/resources/glossary/Pages/glossaryp.aspx

* application of the knowledge, skills, tools and techniques during the project activities in order to meet or surpass the needs and expectations of ...
www.unizg.hr/tempusprojects/glossary.htm

* The methods and disciplines used to define goals, plan and monitor tasks and resources, identify and resolve issues, and control costs and budgets for a specific project.
www.bridgefieldgroup.com/bridgefieldgroup/glos7.htm

* PM is a business process of the project-oriented company. The PM process starts with the project assignment and ends with the project approval. It consists of the sub-processes project start, project co-ordination, project controlling, project discontinuity management and project close-down.
www.sovnet.ru/pages/Glossary.doc

* Project management is the process by which projects are defined, planned, monitored, controlled and delivered such that the agreed benefits are realised. Projects are unique, transient endeavours undertaken to achieve a desired outcome. ...
www.apm.org.uk/Definitions.asp

* is a critical skill required for execution. It is an essential organizing and managerial discipline in getting things done. ...
www.marketright.co.nz/Site/definitions.aspx

* The techniques & tools used to describe, control & deliver a series of activities with given deliverables, timeframes & budgets.
www.etpconsulting.co.uk/Business%20Continuity/business-continuity-glossary.htm

* Planning, monitoring and control of all aspects of a project and the motivation of all those involved in it to achieve the project objectives on time and to the specified cost, quality and performance (Alternative definition – The controlled implementation of defined change).
www.brunswickis.co.uk/project-management-glossary.asp

* A management philosophy that says that efficient management will yield effective results. Specifically, efficient management of resources and constraints to perform tasks in order to achieve a desired result.
krypton.mnsu.edu/~tony/courses/609/PERT/defs.html

* Support of initiatives through the provision of project management.
www.icreb.com/compprof.html

* The leadership role which plans, budgets, co-ordinates, monitors and controls the operational contributions of property professionals, and others, in a project involving the development of land in accordance with a client's objectives in terms of quality, cost and time.
www.mahadeonirman.com/glossary.asp

* Project Management is a formalised and structured method of managing change in a rigorous manner. It focuses on achieving specifically defined outputs that are to be achieved by a certain time, to a defined quality and with a given level of resources so that planned outcomes are achieved.
www.wrasmussen.gov.ck/index.php

* is there the right balance of activities?
www.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/~DELL/teaching/isc_0708s/dell_isc13a.ppt