PROJECT MANAGEMENT – A TOOL FOR IMPLEMENTING CHANGE IN ORGANIZATIONS

A project is known as a sequence of connected activities, conducted in an organized manner, undertaken in a defined period of time and designed to generate a well-defined result. Considering the influences imposed by the external environment, often characterized by frequent changes that may have positive or negative effects, organizations have to react fast in order to take advantage of opportunities and to protect them from threats. Because of this, project management can be seen as tool of management used in operationalization and implementation of change in organizations. We consider important for this research to determine the use of project management by the managers of Romanian organizations, as the main element of operationalization and implementation of organizational change.