In some manner, people have all performed project management at various times in their lives, often without even knowing that they were doing it. Project management is performing and completing a group of activities to accomplish some specific goal. Project management can be applied to something as large and complex as putting humans on Mars to as small and simple as building a tree house in your backyard. In either situation, the projects progress through the same stages._x000D_
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Think about something that you have done that fits the definition of a project, and discuss how the project progressed through the different phases of the project life cycle. Submit a 3-page paper that addresses the following:_x000D_
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Describe the project and how it differed from an operation._x000D_
What activities were performed that were part of following phases?_x000D_
Initiating_x000D_
Planning_x000D_
Executing_x000D_
Closing_x000D_
How were the principles of project management applied to this project?_x000D_
What skills and knowledge of the project manager were applied to make you successful (or were lacking, which led to failure)?_x000D_
What lessons were learned in this project that could be applied to future projects?_x000D_
Use this template to complete this assignment._x000D_
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Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:_x000D_
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Title page: The title should be in all capitals._x000D_
Length: 3 pages minimum_x000D_
Body: This begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 3 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged._x000D_
Reference page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation._x000D_