General Management (9 topics)

These skills / competencies are considered more generic but nonetheless very useful in effective project management, the degree of inclusion will depend on the type of project being run.

Operations / Technical Management
This is the management of the physical resources required for design and production, whether the product be a manufactured item or a service.

Marketing & Sales
Marketing is a matching process, it brings together the abilities of a company and the wants of its customers for (hopefully) the greatest benefit of both parties. Sales is the process of getting someone to buy the services or products on offer.

Finance
In a projects context, Finance covers the process of raising funds in the most prudent and favourable way and of ensuring that it is provided, disbursed and allocated efficiently.

Information Technology
IT is the technology used to ensure that data is gathered, stored, processed, distributed and displayed in the most effective manner.

Law
This covers the legal duties, rights and processes which govern in a project situation. There are various categories of Law that may or may not be relevant.

Procurement
Procurement covers areas such as investment appraisal into the options available, procurement or acquisition strategy, preparation of contract documentation, acquisition, selection of suppliers, administration of the contract and storage, inspection, expediting and handling of materials and equipment.

Quality
Assuring that required standards of performance are attained.

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