If these responsibilities were applied to the total organization, they might reflect the job description of the general manager. This analogy between… - Harold Kerzner

There is no such thing as a good or bad organizational structure; there are only appropriate or inappropriate ones.

Today, the concept behind project management is being applied in such diverse industries and organizations as defense, construction, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, banking, hospitals, accounting, advertising, law, state and local governments, and the United Nations.

Project management is the planning, organizing, directing, and controlling of company resources for a relatively short-term objective that has been established to complete specific goals and objectives. Furthermore, project management utilises the systems approach to management by having functional personnel (the vertical hierarchy) assigned to a specific project (the horizontal hierarchy).