Simple Project Management

I came across a site that called "Simple Project Management". They have, a good description of project management that closely matches my opinion, which is:

• Agree on what is going to be done (scope)
• Work out how many people, and how long its going to take (Estimate)
• Start doing the work (track progress and report)
• Ensure quality of the work

This is similar to the description offered by simpleprojectmanagement.com (as viewed on 27 November 2010). 

Define the scope of the work you will contract to do for the customer. Make sure that the value of the project justifies its cost. Decide how to handle each important risk. Schedule each part of the project so that you can easily monitor the team's progress toward completion. Manage all essential communications. Acquire needed resources. Take action to assure the quality of the result.

They also have a page called the "Guerrilla Guide to Non-Project Management" - where they provide helpful tips on how to manage projects in an environment which doesn't have "Project Managers". They have very good advice in the situation where:

If calling your work "project management" creates obstacles, maybe you should call it something else like "doing what makes sense".

At the end of the day, its about getting the job done as efficiently as possible, while instilling good practices so that your team can continue to do similar work efficiently.

Referenced web sites

• http://www.simpleprojectmanagement.com/