The best place to start is to clearly define what you mean by project. It may seem obvious, but it often isn’t. A project has a distinct beginning and end. Someone asks you to do them a favor and create a few PowerPoint slides and the next thing you know, you’re creating a half-day workshop on customer service—that’s a project. Remember: Tasks and projects both have a beginning and an end. Projects are a collection of tasks. If something is going to take you more th