What makes for a successful project? \u2026 Fully competent human beings!<\/b><\/p>\n
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\u201cWhile having relevant technical project management skills is an important aspect of successful projects, having the <\/span>interpersonal and leadership skills<\/b> to work effectively with stakeholders is <\/span>just as important, if not more so<\/b>.\u201d (Project Management Body Of Knowledge v7 – PMBOK7 by Project Management Institute – PMI).<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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A reflection that we can draw from this paragraph in PMBOK7 is that they are recognizing the importance of \u201cinterpersonal and leadership skills\u201d for project success.<\/span><\/p>\n
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They are highlighting the relevance of the human beings from their technical to the interpersonal and leadership skills as \u201c<\/span>just as important, if not more so<\/b>\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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But the \u201c<\/span>just as<\/b>\u201d isn\u2019t really valid with respect to the interpersonal and leadership skills. If what we want are competent people implementing successful projects, we have to see them as <\/span>\u201cmore important\u201d being the only thing that is valid<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n
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It is surprising to see that the importance of the well-rounded human being as a determining factor in a project\u2019s success is still questioned by institutions that are internationally renowned in organizational project management.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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Because of considerations like those put forth by these world renowned frameworks, Change Management today, as per methodological guidelines for organizational projects, is defined as a \u201c<\/span>nice to have<\/b>\u201d instead of a \u201c<\/span>must have<\/b>\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n
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What is the reality as universally concerns projects nowadays? Close to 70% of projects end in problems or canceled.<\/span><\/p>\n
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Do you suppose that giving primary importance to the human being as the principal determining factor for successful projects would change this statistic? That\u2019s why we propose <\/span>The 10 Elements<\/b> for a project\u2019s success.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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