Chapter 05: Preparation of Project: Meaning, definition & Classification

An entrepreneurial idea must be documented by including details such as scope of idea, required resources etc. Such a document that details the idea, scope and potential of an entrepreneurial idea is called a Project Report. The process of developing a project report is called "Preparation of Project"

Definition:
A Project is a methodically evolved work plan devised to achieve specific objective within a specified period of time.
Projects vary in size, scope, nature , duration of completion and resource requirements.

Classification of Projects:
There are numerous criteria for classifying projects into different categories.

  • A project is said to be quantifiable in case its components can be described in numbers and results can be measured in numbers

    Eg. Power generation, National High way projects

  • On the contrary, Projects such as health care, education, awareness campaign are examples of non-quantifiable projects

Projects can be classified based on the sector to which they belong and are called sectoral projects

  • Education
  • Transport
  • Food processing project
Other criteria for classifying projects are as follows

  • capital intensive ( more money is needed)
  • Labour intensive ( more people are needed e.g. garment)
  • Demand based
  • Supply based
  • Size and Scale - small, medium and large


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