Chapter 3. SUPPLY AND DEMAND
WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
Project management is a problem in supply and demand
Why every job must have somebody to do it
Availability – the silent killer of projects
How to calculate availability
What dance cards are
How to play to the strengths (and to the weaknesses!) of the team
PROJECT MANAGEMENT IS A PROBLEM IN SUPPLY AND DEMAND
Like many things in life, project management is a problem in supply and demand. We're all familiar with supply and demand problems. There is our income [supply] and the cost of our lifestyle [demand]. If supply is greater than or equal to demand, we're in business. If supply is less than demand, we're in trouble. It's the same with project management.
In theory it's all really simple. If there are 100 ...
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