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Project
management "methods" which come from exotic places and are propagandized
as cure-alls: up to now, we have not heard of any case in which they have
worked well in the Western world; those who adopted them either repented
having adopted them or made extensive modifications to them (so extensive
that something completely new was created in order to draw level).
Nonetheless, there are "messiahs" who continue to propose them in all
ways. |
Why are
Asian countries importing the
Prince2 Project Management
methodology? Prince2, sometimes called Prince 2, has been conceived and
developed in Europe
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It is not true that anyone can be a project manager.
Project
management requires a Proj. Manager, not a person to whom
a project is assigned. That person is often chosen because of his/her
technical skills, in the best case he/she is sent on a course; would you
entrust a good developer with the marketing sector? |
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Are all
the “serious” project management methodologies equivalent?
Not at all! |
Some
project
management methodologies are simply knowledge collections: in a
few words, would you be able to practically manage a project after having
studied them? A simile: a graduate barely out of university; a lot of
theory but no practice at all. If you don’t believe this, please go to a
project management conference to see how many people are trying to
rediscover hot water (i.e., practical Proj.
Mgmt.
methodologies).
Some
proj. mgmt.
methodologies are so detailed and/or sectional that they are of no use
outside a limited ambit.
Can they be termed
proj. mgmt?
Can a
person who isn’t a technician specialized in that specific sector make use
of them and take profit by them? Where is the overall outlook of the
project?
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Don’t
trust those who speak at conferences! Rather, be careful! Connections and
a nice room don’t necessarily make a proj. manager. |
Slides full of pictures without meaning
(such as photos of smiling and unknown elegant
people around a table) don’t make
proj.
mgmt: the Proj.
Manager is a serious professional who works hard at his workplace.
Professionalism has nothing to do with photography
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Ending by
advising: always ask whomever is in front of
you which Project Management certification he/she holds! |
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