Mohammad Sadeghi
Independent Researcher, Tehran, Iran
Publications
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Research Article
Redefining Project: The Project Spectrum Model (PSM) and the Profit-Power Curve Framework
Author(s): Mohammad Sadeghi and Esmaeil Sadeghi*
Project management literature has traditionally defined a project as a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result. Although this definition has served as the foundation of modern project management for decades, it no longer fully explains the complexity of contemporary industrial, technological, and economic systems. In practice, the boundary between projects, operations, innovation, and repetitive production has become increasingly blurred. This paper proposes a new theoretical framework named the Project Spectrum Model (PSM), in which a project is no longer treated as a binary category but as a position on a continuous spectrum. Activities are located along a continuum between two extreme poles: Pure Innovation and Pure Repetition. The position of an activity on this spectrum is determined by three core variables: innovation, uncertainty, and repeat.. Read More»

