What are the key aspects of Project Management?
There are many aspects of project management. And within each aspect, there can be further aspects that could be identified. Depending upon the project you, as a project manage, may need to focus on some aspects over others. How much time and effort you devote to which aspect depends upon the specific context of the project and the expectations of the stakeholders. Anyway, here are the critical ones.
Management of Stakeholders
Management of Scope and Requirements
Management of Time and Schedules
Management of Budget and Finance
Management of People
Management of Communication
Management of Quality
Management of Risk
Management of Partners and Vendors
Management of Release
And finally, last but not the least, planning, organization, coordination and management of all of the points above in order to get your project successfully delivered - integration of all of the bullet points above.