The Project Manager's Guide to Making Successful Decisions

CHAPTER 10

Training Project Managers as Decision Makers

Although the conventional project management body of knowledge (PMBOK^® Guide) forms a good foundation for basic training and initial learning, it does not address the decisions and decision analysis techniques required to manage the complex problems of today’s projects. If you apply the traditional tools, and follow the rules and processes as prescribed, will your project be successful? As we have found, the answer is “not always.” Even if project managers do everything by the PMBOK^® Guide, they might still fail. The fact that most projects still fail suggests that traditional project management training is not enough. The PMBOK^® Guide, considered the bible of project management, emphasizes ...