2012年--外文翻译--项目管理最近的发展和研究意义

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1、中文 1 万字， 5600 单词， 3.2 万英文字符 文献 出处： Hall N G. Project management: Recent developments and research opportunitiesJ. Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering, 2012, 21(2): 129-143. PROJECT MANAGEMENT: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES NG Hall Abstract This paper studies the busin

2、ess process known as project management. This process has exhibited a remarkable growth in business interest over the last 15 years, as demonstrated by a 1000% increase in membership in the Project Management Institute since 1996. This growth is largely attributable to the emergence of many new dive

3、rse business applications that can be successfully managed as projects. The new applications for project management include IT implementations, research and development, new product and service development, corporate change management, and software development. The characteristics of modern projects

4、 are typically very different from those of traditional projects such as construction and engineering, which necessitates the development of new project management techniques. We discuss these recent practical developments. The history of project management methodology is reviewed, from CPM and PERT

5、 to the influential modern directions of critical chain project management and agile methods. We identify one important application area for future methodological change as new product and service development. A list of specific research topics within project management is discussed. The conclusions

6、 suggest the existence of significant research opportunities within project management. Keywords: Project management, overview, recent practical developments, opportunities for research 1. Introduction A project is conventionally defined as a“temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service” (Project Management Institute 2008). Alternatively, a project can be thought of as a well defined set of tasks that must all be completed in order to meet the projects goals (Klastorin