Where do APMAs fit in the Concept Map Structure?
Most experienced project people recognize the ‘fractal’ nature of project management. Like the shell of the common snail, the cross section is similar wherever you section it it is just a question of scale. This is reflected in a number of project management ‘hierarchical word sets’ such as: • The knowledge hierarchy: Profession -> discipline -> function -> process -> tools and techniques • The project road map (answers what?): Vision -> mission -> goals -> objectives -> action plans -> performance standards (Batten 1989) • The approach (how?): Philosophy -> organization -> strategy -> tactics -> activity -> control. Perhaps the most obvious is the breakdown of the project life cycle (PLC). The PLC can be progressively decomposed from: • Abstract Project Principle: “Plan your work, work your plan” (i.e. first establish a period of planning followed by a period of doing) subdivided down through phases to stages to activities to tasks. Each level can be ‘project managed’ using the same b
