Koskela and Howell Argue for a Reform

by Hal on October 27, 2002

in PMBoK, theory

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Article Series - Notes on Obsolete Project Management Theory

  1. Koskela and Howell Argue for a Reform
  2. Why the Interest in Project Management Theory?
  3. IPO Theory is Incomplete
  4. Management-as-Determining?
  5. Set It and Forget It? Hardly!
  6. Behind the Facade of Project Management
  7. Converging on a New Theory
  8. A New Idea…Can I Face the Pain?

Lauri Koskela and Greg Howell presented their original paper The Underlying Theory of Project Management is Obsolete at PMI's bi-annual Research Conference this past July. A number of people have asked me to comment on it. I'm struck by how persuasive Lauri and Greg are. It takes them just 12 pages to evaluate the anomalies and argue for a reform to project management. My postings for the coming week will attend to Lauri's and Greg's paper. Download your copy. Read ahead. And please join me in discussion with your comments and questions to each posting.

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1 Hal October 31, 2002 at 1:31 am

Myles, see my comment under the OCt 29th posting.

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