Projects happen no matter what your office infrastructure looks like. And sometimes you aren’t even aware there are projects going on. They’re called tasks, assignments, must-do’s, emergencies, new initiatives, and whatever that darn supervisor wants done this week. But in reality, they’re all projects to some degree. Big and small, long or short, cheap or expensive…they are all projects.
Now bear in mind, these don’t all need project managers. At least not ‘formal’ trained project managers in the sense that we’re all thinking. They need a task master or leader or go-to person. They need a manager with some subordinates to get the delegated work done. But they don’t need a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) or a project manager with a lot of experience. They need someone to oversee it and make sure the work gets done. Period.