Interest in this topic might focus on the "Declaration of Interdependence" and some of the agile processes (like SCRUM) that take a jaundiced view of Project Management in some instances. If you google these items you may find some "anti Project Management" concepts. Whether they are "sensible articles" may rest with the sensibilities of the viewer. Personally I think there are so many indicators of the need and value of project management that I would not like to be in the position of advocating the opposite position. Saving Changes...
Anonymous
I have the same basic query as Jorge, and I am having the same problems finding people who have put the negative side of project management on paper.
In my case I need to provide an alternative point of view to show balance in my Masters Dissertation.
It is obvious that PM costs money and takes time but this argument is easily countered if one examines the cost vs benefits.
Project Management Methodology is all a bit rigid but that can be good if it stops "scope creep".
What other arguments are out there, preferably on paper, against PM that would allow me to demonstrate some analytical thinking.
It is easy to put the argument for PM forward and have it supported by "evidence" but I need to do the same for the counter argument, even if it seems mad to some. Saving Changes...
I am working at a 4 billion dollar a year retail company where the CIO does not believe in process or documentation. He believes in skilled judgement instead. We've had 8 PMs quite over the last few weeks over this issue, including a VP and director. Saving Changes...
Sorry Anonymous. Even the rigidity of project management methodology, when it becomes a negative, is a matter of "execution difficulties" as Mr. Perry puts it. There's a great book out there called "Just enough project management" by Curtis Cook, PMP that highlights this line of though well. In the end a project that is not managed by someone, somehow is only an idea. Saving Changes...
Oliver NicholasCISO| HealthTech Solutions LLCLouisville, Ky, United States
Here are a couple. Totally love the 2nd URL; one word comes to mind - oxymoron.
