Introduction
The purpose of this paper is to bring together the findings of the previous papers in this series
to show a connecting thread that, if followed, leads to a better understanding of the project
management process, and hence to higher levels of project success. This thread is
summarized as follows
· The meaning of project success
· The nature of fundamentally different types of project
· Their technological content
· Their scope and degree of complexity
· The nature of project work
· Project leader personality traits and consequent management styles, and
· Selection of most appropriate project leader for best chance of project success.
But what is "project success", and how might such success be influenced by the particular type
of project and how it is managed?
Any serious discussion of the concepts of project management require that the terms to be
used are clearly defined. While there is a general understanding of what a project is and what
project management is about, there is no consensus amongst practitioners as to precise
definitions of either of these terms. So we must start our journey by establishing what we mean
by the terms we use for the purposes of this paper.
For examples of different definitions in common use in each case, visit the PM Glossary andlook up each term!

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