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Projects come in a wide assortment of shapes and sizes. For example, projects can:

 Be large or small:Installing a new subway system, which may cost more than $1 billion and take 10 to 15 years to complete, is a project.Preparing an ad hoc report of monthly sales figures, which may take you a few hours to a day or two to complete, is also a project.

 Involve many people or just you:Training all 10,000 of your organization’s staff on a new diversity, equity, and inclusion policy, is a project.Rearranging the furniture and equipment in your office is also a project.

 Be defined by a legal contract or by an informal agreement:A signed contract between you and a customer that requires you to build a house defines a project.An informal promise you make to install a new software package on your colleague’s computer also defines a project.

 Be business-related or personal:Conducting your organization’s annual blood drive is a project.Organizing and hosting a dinner party for 15 friends is also a project.