CHAPTER 7
THE POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE (IN SITU)
POLITICS MAKES OR BREAKS PROJECTS
“In the main, project management subscribes to an objective view of the organization, relatively free of political and psychosocial tensions. But, this may be misleading in the context of projects where the stakes are numerous and complex . . . the rational perspective may be sufficient to assess and manage a project when efficiency prevails in both the parent and the client organizations. However, the project manager would be better served to use an integrative approach that also includes the political perspective when the organizations involved have differing expectations regarding the project” (Saint-Macary & Ika, 2015).
From a political perspective, the organization ...
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