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1-18 STATE OF THE ART OF GLOBAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT

TABLE 1.2 IPMA Competence Elements
1. Technical competences 2. Behavioral competences 3. Contextual competences
1.1 Project management success 2.1 Leadership 3.1 Project orientation
1.2 Interested parties 2.2 Engagement 3.2 Program orientation
1.3 Project requirements & 2.3 Self-control 3.3 Portfolio orientation
objectives 2.4 Assertiveness 3.4 Project, program, &
1.4 Risk & opportunity 2.5 Relaxation portfolio implementation
1.5 Quality 2.6 Openness 3.5 Permanent organization
1.6 Project organization 2.7 Creativity 3.6 Business
1.7 Teamwork 2.8 Results orientation 3.7 Systems, products &
1.8 Problem resolutions 2.9 Efficiency technology
1.9 Project structures 2.10 Consultation 3.8 Personnel management
1.10 Scope & deliverables 2.11 Negotiation 3.9 Health, security, safety &
1.11 Time & product phases 2.12 Conflict & crisis environment
1.12 Resources 2.13 Reliability 3.10 Finance
1.13 Cost & finance 2.14 Values appreciations 3.11 Legal
1.14 Procurement & contract 2.15 Ethics
1.15 Changes
1.16 Control & reports
1.17 Information &
documentation
1.18 Communication
1.19 Start-up
1.20 Close-out

SUMMARY

Project management has evolved over many centuries of use. It was not until the
1950s that the literature began to reflect the evolving theory and practice of this disci-
pline. An early rudimentary form of project management was used over the centuries
in the creation of artifacts and cultural enhancements in world societies.

This chapter makes a contribution to the literature on how project management has
evolved to become the principal means for dealing with change in modern organiza-
tions. Project management has a rich heritage throughout its development of artifacts
and cultural enhancements in the world of antiquity.
This chapter will be a landmark contribution to the birth and growth of project
management discipline. It will raise a greater awareness of the project management
profession and its place in history.

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Defoe D. An Essay upon Projects (1697). Menston, England: Scholar Press, Ltd., 1969.