IntroductionIn this document we will discuss the operations of the proposed business and the effects of economics, government and laws from a value-added perspective in the global community. Since this business is a service business, the focus will be on the effects of such external influences on supply chain management and best practices. Business Operations Project management companies handle various types of projects including: Internet technology, construction projects, medical management projects, marketing and business strategy projects, and more. A project is an effort with a defined beginning and end, intended to create a unique product, service, or outcome (Project Management Institute, 2008). Due to the nature of a project, the skills required for individual jobs vary. In an Internet technology environment, you might create a website, a database, or an entire network. Specific application or programming languages, hardware engineers, or network engineers would be needed, and people with those particular skills would be needed for the job. Manpower needs vary across projects, making agility essential to meeting project needs. To have an agile workforce, alliances with the appropriate technical and business recruiters will need to be developed and maintained. A pipeline of recruiters and contractors could be maintained in an SAP database for quick and easy retrieval of suitable talent. This gives the company several options in contingency planning for any sudden spikes or drops in business. In the business initiation phase, a project manager meets with the client and gathers requirements to define the activities and scope of the project and estimates ...... half of the paper ...... al or artificial. Works Cited Bateman, T. & Snell, S. (2009). Management. New York. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. pp 27 – 29.Project Management Institute. (2008). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide). Fourth edition. PMI Book Service Center: Atlanta. pp 50 – 52. Rangan, S. & Lawrence, R. Z. (1999). IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. February 2001, Volume 48, Number 1. Washington DC, Brookings Institution pp 111 – 112. Accessed on the World Wide Web, January 28, 2003, at: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/login.jsp?url =http%3A%2F%2Fieeexplore.ieee.org%2Fiel5%2F17%2F19709%2F00913172.pdf%3Farnumber%3D913172&authDecision=-203Texas Workforce Commission. (2012). Veterans Services – Program Overview. Accessed on the World Wide Web, January 28, 2012, at: http://www.twc.state.tx.us/svcs/vetsvcs/veterans-services-program-overview.html