{"id":44159,"date":"2021-03-30T23:23:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T23:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-mondaycomblog.kinsta.cloud\/?p=44159"},"modified":"2024-12-31T10:12:40","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T10:12:40","slug":"business-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monday.com\/blog\/project-management\/business-project\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a business project? (with 6 in-depth examples)"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

When you order an advanced LEGO set these days, the LEGOs come pre-packaged as individual steps.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

That\u2019s because the end result \u2014 a complex and well-built LEGO structure \u2014 is much easier to achieve when you tackle it in smaller parts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

For this same reason, businesses also break major goals and company milestones into smaller steps.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

These smaller steps are then achieved through business projects, which are carried out by teams across different departments company-wide.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In this article, we\u2019ll tackle exactly what we mean by a business project, common business projects by department, and exactly how they\u2019re managed so those teams hit their goals every time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What is\u00a0a business project?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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A business project is a project that\u2019s designed to achieve a specific business goal or objective. These goals or objectives align with the company\u2019s overall business strategy<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In fact, businesses are now so project-focused that many of them actually have a discrete business function to oversee them all, called Project Business Management (PBM)<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

At its core, PBM is just another layer of project management \u2014 instead of tracking just one project, this function makes sure that processes behind all of the business\u2019s projects are running smoothly, using the same methodologies and processes as any other type of project management.<\/p>\r\n

Get started with monday.com<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What are some common types of business projects?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

There are so many different types of business projects<\/a> out there that we couldn\u2019t claim to name them all. Across different departments, organization types, and industries there are custom business goals that require business projects of all kinds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The following are some of the most common types found in each department, no matter the industry or organization.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Marketing<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Marketing teams are responsible for the creation of a lot of content \u2014 everything from press releases to ad campaigns, blog articles, webinars, product one-sheets, videos, emails and so much more.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The creation of content is one common type of business project, requiring project management skills to ideate, create and track progress, all while coordinating efforts from different teams.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

To manage this business project, marketing teams often use an editorial calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The editorial calendar is a list of content organized around a dedicated publish date or time, and often keeps track of task owners, status updates, content type, and more. Here\u2019s an example:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\"business<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Our work operating system (Work OS) has everything marketing teams need to run their editorial calendar<\/a>\u00a0smoothly.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The task list is used to organize plans for all content types, while also assigning task owners, communicating status, and visualizing whether or not the project is on track to meet the publish date. It even includes space to drop in ideas that haven\u2019t been assigned a slot in the calendar yet.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Each row contains information about an individual item:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\"business<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Columns are used for things like task owners, priority, status and data collection:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\"business<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The best part \u2014 you can toggle between views to see your editorial as a literal calendar, as a timeline, as a Kanban board<\/a> and more.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\"editorial<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

monday.com also automates status updates and notifications as you go. Here\u2019s an in-depth walkthrough on exactly how to set up an editorial calendar using this functionality:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n