... product’s life cycle—basic research, product research, anddesign—could each be one or more projects, each sharing the same objective: creation of a product. Thisproduct may require a facility ... resources, each with its own unique technologies, skills, and traits. This leads to aninherent characteristic of projects: conflict. There is conflict between resources as to concepts, theory,techniques, ... from construction projects and the space program to encompass areas such as organizationalchange, R&D projects, and high-tech product development.Such change in the scope of project management...