Project management for your business

Nov. 16, 2010 - PRLog -- Business Link has launched a FREE online guide to help local businesses wanting to learn more about the basics of Project Management.

Project management provides businesses with a method of planning, organising, managing and executing a specific task, objective or set of goals. A project is a temporary piece of work which falls outside of 'business as usual' day-to-day operations and can be anything from moving offices or building a website to carrying out major construction work or complex statistical analysis.

Some businesses are entirely project-based. It is widely used in IT and construction but can apply in any business and is considered essential to a business when you need to manage a piece of work.

Stephen Smith, Chief Executive of EMB Ltd, the organisation responsible for local access to the Business Link service said “Proper management of a project can benefit a business in many ways, the most important of which are ensuring costs do not spiral beyond budget, that work is of a high quality and completed on time. Project management can keep things clear and efficient, and reduce risks to your business or project. It is essential in helping local businesses to grow and is expected by many organisations when tendering for work.”

The Business Link guide contains various templates and processes which have been developed to help local businesses understand what project management is, why it's used and how to deliver a project successfully and achieve the desired outcome.

For more information about effective project management, contact Business Link on 0845 058 6644 or visit www.businesslink.gov.uk/eastmidlands/projectmanagement

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