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First Principles of Project Management
Do we really need "First Principles of Project Management"?
Most people seem to have managed very well without them, that is, until the trouble starts. Most projects take place in a corporate environment but the approach to corporate management and to project management are very different. Indeed, the reality is that many managements place obstacles in the way of project progress, perhaps unwittingly because of management's functional heritage. Marie Scotto has provided a compelling list of differences.6 Perhaps the most significant is that "The business community believes in understaffing which it can prove is generally good business most of the time." In contrast, projects are especially risky by their nature and need a margin of surplus if for no other reason than to take care of contingencies. For a project to be under-resourced is a recipe for failure. Consequently, a set of credible First Principles is not only needed to provide a robust underpinning for project management learning, but also for making a convincing case to corporate management for providing the necessary support. -
The First principle of project management is very import because with out planning there is no implementation.
