Chapter 3
The Current Status of Project Management
You may con a person into committing to an unreasonable deadline, but you cannot bully them into meeting it.
Edwards, Butler, Hill, and Russell
The biggest risk for any project is an unrealistic baseline plan.
J. Chris White
Introduction
A great deal of research has been done on the current status of project management, especially the amount of project failures and the possible underlying reasons for why they occur. Failure is purposely italicized because the definition of a project failure differs among many of the reports, as well as the actual findings. The reference list at the end of this chapter provides the readers with a starting point for research, reports, and findings to learn more. ...
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