Problems, needs, and opportunities continually arise in every organization.
Problems like low operational efficiency, needs like additional office space, and opportunities like penetrating a new product market are just a few of a nearly endless number of situations that management must address in the process of operating an organization or company.
These problems, needs, and opportunities give rise to the identification of solutions.
Executing those solutions entails a change for the organization.
Projects are generally established to carry out this change and there’s always someone responsible for the successful completion of each project.
As the project manager, you are the primary change agent, and your guide for carrying out the change is the project management process.
The old saying, "Mind your own business," really has two parts: (1) you need to avoid getting involved in things that aren't on your path to success, and (2) you need to know what business you are in and then mind that business with care.
This saying may seem like a cliche', but it is the first rule of business success.
If you get this one wrong, nothing else will really go right.
Implementation of this principle, involves careful project selection and definition.
You should define the scope of your project so it embraces the areas for which you will be responsible. If you try to do a project outside of your area of influence, you will be likely to have problems.