The Top 10 Myths of Project Management

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The Top 10 Myths of Project Management

Tim Arthur

August 25, 2003






Need help battling the skeptics of project management? Do you ever face some resistance when bringing your new team and/or customers up to speed on why you’re applying project management principles?   If so, you’re in luck! This article reviews some of the most popular myths that you can expect to hear. 

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Remember, each of us sees the world differently. The lens we view it with is colored with information and also some degree of misinformation. Working with your stakeholders, it may be useful to take a look at this list of common misconceptions of project management so that you can step forward together from a common basis of understanding.

 

First, take a look at the myths and see how many of them you can identify with:

 

Myth #1: Seasoned project managers planned for it.



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