Project Management - A Practical Guide

These project managers have parity with senior executives such as division heads. In organisations without such a project focus, the project manager will have little direct power. He or she will often have to defer to others when seeking, for example, key people or special equipment; as illustrated below.
As can be seen in the above structure project managers can be drawn from a variety of levels. Project managers need to use the skills of influence to counter a lack of direct hierarchical power.

Mitigate the effect

Mitigate the effect

Attention must be given to developing the core concept

hastening the delay of error

it will take an act of genius to reconcile the conflicting aspects.

The essence of project management is the fusion of intuition, common-sense and leadership with a systematic approach.

Trust but verify

Be ruthless with tasks

when push comes to shove