PM World Today Letters To The Editor
Letters to the Editor are comments on the Editorials, Viewpoints column or other project management notices that appear in issues of the Project Management World Today.
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Marc Zocher comments on the February editorial.
Dear Hugh,
You're spot on - where do we debate the future of Project Management? Further, why should PM practitioners be concerned about that? I think that you are correct in pointing out that the dilution of forum - and subsequent lack of fresh direction could stagnate PM into another "mature" profession without the necessary factions needed to debate the evolution.
As a PM practitioner for twenty-odd years, I've witnessed a trend towards tactical PM practice that has evolved into a safer, homogeneous profession. Our clients want profound change - not the run-of-the-mill monthly performance reporting, schedule jockey resource. With a seemingly massive pool of certified PMBOK-thumpers ringing the doorbell, how do they find the
visionaries?
Scope. Schedule. Cost. It's so much more than that. Risk. Performance. Transition. Sustainability. Business acumen must enter the PM mindset so that we do not succumb to being "off-the-shelf" project managers. I challenge readers to re-read the article and ask themselves how they can add value as PM's in a "tactical visionary" role. Without the leaders and debates, get ready to put yourself in a box and be shrink wrapped!
Regards,
Marc Zocher, PMP CEO
www.morphic.com
You're spot on - where do we debate the future of Project Management? Further, why should PM practitioners be concerned about that? I think that you are correct in pointing out that the dilution of forum - and subsequent lack of fresh direction could stagnate PM into another "mature" profession without the necessary factions needed to debate the evolution.
As a PM practitioner for twenty-odd years, I've witnessed a trend towards tactical PM practice that has evolved into a safer, homogeneous profession. Our clients want profound change - not the run-of-the-mill monthly performance reporting, schedule jockey resource. With a seemingly massive pool of certified PMBOK-thumpers ringing the doorbell, how do they find the
visionaries?
Scope. Schedule. Cost. It's so much more than that. Risk. Performance. Transition. Sustainability. Business acumen must enter the PM mindset so that we do not succumb to being "off-the-shelf" project managers. I challenge readers to re-read the article and ask themselves how they can add value as PM's in a "tactical visionary" role. Without the leaders and debates, get ready to put yourself in a box and be shrink wrapped!
Regards,
Marc Zocher, PMP CEO
www.morphic.com
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