What Is Project Management Anyway? (Negative perception of project management)

Some unfortunate misunderstandings do project management courses, most of the list of favorite activities somewhere between the rubbish out and deliberately put off the big toe, which is somewhere between boring and painful.

And 'boring

The first misconception that it is incredibly boring "real work". Distraction from whatever your current vocation, you are probably involved in it because you enjoy and are good at it. Take your timefar from what you normally do to focus on project management is not easy to correct.

The reality is that without an adequate concentration, all I could really work for what are nothing more than the accumulation of a beauty, but does not help anyone if it is not what the customer needs will cost twice as much as expected or is over a month late.

So, at worst, we should all agree that it is a necessary evil. By the end of this book, I hope to convince you thatSkillset an incredibly useful both inside and outside of work, and can really help you to present your other skills.

It takes too long

The second criticism that the sight of the people of PM units, it takes an enormous amount of time. This may be true. If you try to do all the work that the traditional project management takes time, you can certainly feel that the management of your projects is in a completely.

What we need is a balance between scienceand the art of project management.

It 's too difficult

The negative perception, which is simply difficult. I personally believe that anyone can take these skills and this significantly. I also believe that many people have already learned a hard discipline in their current jobs. So why project management is so scary?

Although it is easy to argue that most people need to manage a project from one speciessome point in their life, is not an area that is usually covered in school or in college.

Another reason for the perception that it is so difficult that many project management tools are complicated! The first time I open Microsoft Project I was stunned, what was I meant to do? Finally, I borrowed someone else's existing project plan and adapted slowly to learn the quirks of the software. Since then, the number of project documents that Isaw it written in Excel, PowerPoint, or text file further convinces me that many project management tools are simply too complex for most people.

Management also can own the world jargon, full of acronyms, slang and jokes. In fact, some executives are based on this, a strain of terminology, their jobs seem mystical.

Approaches and tools that will be discussed in subsequent chapters are all easy to understand and easy to use. Youmay find that you can activate different muscles than you in your normal working day to day, but will have the advantage of a stronger feeling in your normal activities as well. More importantly, you will get a qualification that is becoming increasingly important in today's world.