Integrated Project Management

Introduction

Integrated Project Management (IPM) has evolved over many years. It owes its form and processes to the concepts and practices developed by project managers, and to managerial developments in other areas.

The collaborative project team emerged out of many team-focused managerial experiences, but it particularly owes its procedures to the concept of the self-managing work team. Self-managing work teams became significant in the late 1980s and have found a place in american industry. Consensus decision-making skills and collaborative leadership are self-managing work team practices.

Conflict resolution practices emerged out of modern industrial psychology and mediation practices. Good communication practices come from basic modern management. ...