Executive's Guide to Project Management: Organizational Processes and Practices for Supporting Complex Projects

Putting It All Together

These four types of projects and the five PMLC Models that support them have been defined to the depth that the SMT requires for guidance reviewing the decisions made by the project managers.

“One size does not fit all.”

That is perhaps my signature statement when it comes to project management. There are any number of factors that affect the best choice for staffing models and staffing decisions for project teams. An initial decision regarding models and decisions can even change as the project progresses and the project environment changes. Beyond staffing considerations, the best practices regarding tools, templates, and processes are subject to many of the factors discussed in this chapter. The best practice decisions will also change as the project and its environment changes. The bottom line is that project management decisions all boil down to one simple fact: Project management is nothing more than organized common sense!