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title: "Types of projects and IT projects"
subject: "ICT Project Management"
chapter: 1
key: "semester_7/ict_project_management:project-types-it"
source: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_7/ict_project_management/project-types-it
site: BCT Engineering
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# Types of projects and IT projects

ICT Project Management · Chapter 1: Introduction

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## Question

Describe various types of projects as well as IT projects.

## Short answer

Projects are classified by industry, size, ownership, purpose, and time. IT projects include software development, infrastructure, networks, system integration, ERP, database, security, upgrades, and research. They have intangible products, rapid technology change, changing requirements, and depend heavily on skilled people.

## Answer

Projects can be classified in many ways: by purpose, industry, size or ownership. An **IT project** is a project that involves hardware, software or networks to deliver an information-technology result.

#### Types of projects (general)
1. **By industry/domain**
   - Construction: roads, bridges, buildings, hydropower.
   - Manufacturing: setting up a plant.
   - Service/social: health campaigns, education programmes.
   - Research and development (R&D).
   - IT and telecommunications.
2. **By size and complexity**: small, medium, mega projects.
3. **By ownership**: public sector (government), private sector, NGO/INGO or joint ventures.
4. **By purpose**: new development, expansion, replacement/upgrade, maintenance or rehabilitation.
5. **By time**: short-term, medium-term, long-term.

#### Types of IT projects
| Type | Examples |
|---|---|
| Software development | Banking software, e-commerce site, mobile apps |
| Hardware / infrastructure | Data centre setup, server and PC procurement |
| Network projects | Campus LAN, WAN, fibre rollout, Wi-Fi |
| System integration / migration | Moving from legacy system to cloud |
| ERP / enterprise implementations | SAP, Odoo, HRMS rollout |
| Database and data projects | Data warehouse, BI dashboard |
| Security projects | Firewall, ISO 27001 compliance |
| Upgrades and maintenance | OS upgrade, version release |
| Research projects | AI/ML prototype |

#### Special features of IT projects
- Intangible product, hard to measure progress.
- Rapid technology change.
- Requirements often change.
- Heavy reliance on skilled people.
- Integration with existing systems.

IT projects are usually handled through methods such as waterfall, iterative or agile, depending on how stable the requirements are.

## Check yourself

The answer's key points as multiple-choice questions, with the correct option and why.

1. An IT project is one that:
   A. Is done only by government
   B. Always develops software only
   C. Involves hardware, software or networks to deliver an information-technology result
   D. Has no deadline
   Answer: C. IT projects involve hardware, software or networks. (Key point: IT project definition)

2. Classifying projects as public sector, private sector, NGO or joint venture is classification by:
   A. Size
   B. Ownership
   C. Purpose
   D. Time
   Answer: B. Public, private, NGO/INGO and joint ventures are ownership types. (Key point: Classification)

3. Moving from a legacy system to the cloud is which type of IT project?
   A. Security project
   B. Network project
   C. Research project
   D. System integration / migration
   Answer: D. Legacy-to-cloud moves are system integration/migration projects. (Key point: Migration example)

4. Which is a special feature of IT projects?
   A. Tangible product with easy progress measure
   B. Intangible product, rapid technology change and changing requirements
   C. Stable requirements always
   D. No reliance on skilled people
   Answer: B. IT products are intangible, technology changes quickly and requirements often change. (Key point: Special features of IT projects)