The Project Manager's Guide to Making Successful Decisions

CHAPTER 2

Managerial Decision-Making

Are project management decisions different from the types of everyday decisions that we make? Indeed they are. They are not traditional common-sense decisions like those we make in the normal course of living. They are complex decisions about problems that require a great deal of analysis. Project management decisions have a large impact on project success. Projects such as designing new products, building a house, installing new systems, constructing new facilities, designing information systems, and designing a political campaign are good examples of projects that require a great deal of management decision-making. Project management decisions include not just decisions about spending and specifications, ...