ATo enable organisations to manage change and achieve specific, defined objectives
BTo bring uniformity to reporting practices across all departments
CTo take over from business-as-usual activities
DTo grow the number of permanent staff in operational teams
ETo keep a record of internal service costs
✓ Correct answer: A. To enable organisations to manage change and achieve specific, defined objectivesProject management enables organisations to deliver change in a controlled way, meeting defined goals within agreed time, cost, and quality parameters.
Why the other options are incorrect:
• To bring uniformity to reporting practices across all departments: Standardising reporting may be useful, but it is not the main purpose of project management.
• To take over from business-as-usual activities: Project management works alongside BAU rather than replacing it.
• To grow the number of permanent staff in operational teams: Growing operational headcount may be an outcome of some projects, but it is not what project management is for.
• To keep a record of internal service costs: Tracking internal costs is a tool within project management, not its overarching purpose.
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