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Strategic, tactical, and operational aspects of projects

Strategic, tactical, and operational aspects of projects

From the course: Business Acumen for Project Managers

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Strategic, tactical, and operational aspects of projects

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- Stop for just a second and think about this. If someone asked you to describe where you are right now, what would you say? You might say, "I'm sitting in a chair." Or perhaps, "I'm in a city near the ocean." Or maybe you'd say, "I am standing on top of an enormous sphere that is rotating around the sun." They might all be correct answers, but they take a different point of view. And that's the difference between strategic, tactical, and operational perspectives in business. So I want to share these different perspectives with you and talk about why they're an important part of your business acumen as a project manager. Most professionals start their career focused on operational issues, the day-to-day business of running an organization. The operational perspective is really important because that's where the real business gets done, where the real value gets created and delivered to your customers. And…

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