The project’s fundamental reason for existing, including outlining the problem the project will address or the change that will be brought about by completing the project. An effective purpose inspires the intrinsic motivations of the project team. One of the Foundation domain building blocks in the Project Canvas. (Chapter 5, p. 75)*
*Terms defined for the Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp (PMB) include a chapter reference to the course text The Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook by Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez.
Citation: Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement. (2026) CSCCE Glossary: Project management. Woodley, Pratt, Martinic, and Santistevan doi: 10.5281/zenodo.15052305
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