图表1显示了正在http://www.ipmaglobalsurvey.com/上调研的、被评测的分类和子分类内容清单。
图表1. 被提议的项目分类/子分类，每一分类或子分类具有的相似的项目生命周期和某一独特的进程管理过程。（摘自Archibald 2003，图表2.3，第35页）
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Project Categories:
Each having similar life cycle phases and a unique project management process |
Examples |
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1. Aerospace/Defense Projects 1.1 Defense systems 1.2 Space 1.3 Military operations |
New weapon system; major system upgrade. Satellite development/launch; space station mod. Task force invasion |
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2. Business & Organization Change Projects 2.1 Acquisition/Merger 2.2 Management process improvement 2.3 New business venture 2.4 Organization re-structuring 2.5 Legal proceeding |
Acquire and integrate competing company. Major improvement in project management. Form and launch new company. Consolidate divisions and downsize company. Major litigation case. |
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3. Communication Systems Projects 3.1 Network communications systems 3.2 Switching communications systems |
Microwave communications network.3rd generation wireless communication system. |
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4. Event Projects 4.1 International events 4.2 National events |
2004 Summer Olympics; 2006 World Cup Match. 2005 U. S. Super Bowl; 2004 Political Conventions. |
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5. Facilities Projects 5.1 Facility decommissioning 5.2 Facility demolition 5.3 Facility maintenance and modification 5.4 Facility design/procurement/construction Civil Energy Environmental High rise Industrial Commercial Residential Ships |
Closure of nuclear power station. Demolition of high rise building. Process plant maintenance turnaround. Conversion of plant for new products/markets. Flood control dam; highway interchange. New gas-fired power generation plant; pipeline. Chemical waste cleanup.40 story office building. New manufacturing plant. New shopping center; office building. New housing sub-division. New tanker， container， or passenger ship |
| 6. Information Systems (Software) Projects | New project management information system. (Information system hardware is considered to be in the product development category.) |
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7. International Development Projects 7.1 Agriculture/rural development 7.2 Education 7.3 Health 7.4 Nutrition 7.5 Population 7.6 Small-scale enterprise 7.7 Infrastructure: energy (oil， gas， coal， power generation and distribution)， industrial， telecommunications， transportation， urbanization， water supply and sewage， irrigation) |
People and process intensive projectsin developing countries funded by The World Bank， regional development banks， US AID， UNIDO， other UN， and government agencies; and Capital/civil works intensive projects—often somewhat different from 5. Facility Projects as they may include， as part of the project， creating an organizational entity to operate and maintain the facility， and lending agencies impose their project life cycle and reporting requirements. |
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8. Media & Entertainment Projects 8.1 Motion picture 8.2 TV segment 8.3 Live play or music event |
New motion picture (film or digital). New TV episode. New opera premiere. |
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9. Product and Service Development Projects 9.1 Information technology hardware 9.2 Industrial product/process 9.3 Consumer product/process 9.4 Pharmaceutical product/process 9.5 Service (financial， other) |
New desk-top computer. New earth-moving machine. New automobile， new food product. New cholesterol-lowering drug. New life insurance/annuity offering. |
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10. Research and Development Projects 10.1 Environmental 10.2 Industrial 10.3 Economic development 10.4 Medical 10.5 Scientific |
Measure changes in the ozone layer. How to reduce pollutant emission. Determine best crop for sub-Sahara Africa. Test new treatment for breast cancer. Determine the possibility of life on Mars. |
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