Chapter I
Modern Project Management—Its Time Has Come!
In the beginning there was the word, and the word was DOIT. Thus, the first project manager received an assignment. This project manager was named Sam. Sam’s reaction was normal for the species: “Golly gee, what do I do now? We don’t do projects!”
Perhaps the applicant for the housekeeping position can state, “I don’t do windows!”, and still get the job. However, today’s manager or executive who says, “I don’t do projects!”, is in trouble. Business literature is replete with articles promoting flatter organizations, the team approach to management, concurrent engineering, reduced time to market, and empowering employees. All of these are synonymous with the application of, are inherent ...
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