What is a project?

 Assignment: Real-Life Project Scavenger Hunt

Examples of projects abound on the Internet. These range from public projects (examples: buildings, bridges, tunnels), defense projects, space projects - to name but a few. Find an example of two different projects, and attempt to find the following information:

1. Plan: Objectives, scope, schedule, costs, underlying assumptions
2. Project definition: Describe how you determined that the activity you located was a project rather than an ongoing operation
3. Lifecycle: Any evidence associated with the project lifecycle followed by the project
4. Process framework: Any evidence suggesting that the project followed the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge® process framework
5. Progress Monitoring and Control: Examples of how the project was monitored and controlled
6. Summary: Determine if the overall project was successful or not, and what factors led to the observed results

Document your findings in a document or spreadsheet and include at least one paragraph summary (as described in #6) for each project.