It's on myths on project management

1. 10 MYTHS OF PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
SANJAY AKHANI
SR CLINICAL PROJECT MANAGER

2. • MBBS DOCTOR
• BE ENGINEER
• B. PHARM PHARMACIST
• M. COM ACCOUNTANT
• ??? PROJECT MANAGER
Project managers may recognize the professional nature of their role
but the recognition is not yet acknowledge enough……….
Project management is not a
profession

3. • WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO TO A DOCTOR WHO’S CV IS FULL WITH
TRAINING BY EXPERIENCE/ON THE JOB ONLY
People are not born as a Project Manager, there are best practices and
sophisticated tools to run projects….
Project professional don’t need
training

4. Project management is only relevant to
IT/Infrastructure

5. • PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS HAVE HIGH PROFILE IN PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
• THEY ARE MORE STRUCTURED AND PREDICTABLE
• PEOPLE ASPECT OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT IS LESS SCIENTIFIC
AND BENEFITS ARE MUCH HARDER TO QUANTIFY
Processes and systems don’t deliver anything. People do.
Project needs process and paperwork
more than people

6. • DO WE NEED FIRE FIGHTER WHO FIXES THE PROBLEM AT
ELEVENTH HOUR?
• OR A CHARACTER OF HOLLYWOOD SCRIPT? WHO CREATES FIRE
AND THRIVE ON THE ADRENALIN IT PRODUCED
The challenge is creating the energy and adrenalin but in a more planned way
with fewer peaks and dips but still have an opportunity to celebrate success with
team
Project needs Heroes

7. Social media is irrelevant to project

8. The customer knows what he wants

9. Planning is waste of time-execution is
everything

10. Professionals who wants to get the top
job have to be male

11. Project don’t need properly articulated
business case

12. • PROJECT MANAGEMENT IS NOT A PROFESSION
• PROJECT PROFESSIONAL DON’T NEED TRAINING
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT IS ONLY RELEVANT TO
IT/INFRASTRUCTURE
• PROJECT NEEDS PROCESS AND PAPERWORK MORE THAN PEOPLE
• PROFESSIONALS WHO WANTS TO GET THE TOP JOB HAVE TO BE
MALE
• PROJECT NEEDS HEROES
• SOCIAL MEDIA IS IRRELEVANT TO PROJECTS
• THE CUSTOMERS KNOW WHAT THEY WANT
• PLANNING IS WASTE OF TIME-EXECUTION IS EVERYTHING
• PROJECT DON’T NEED PROPERLY ARTICULATED BUSINESS CASE
10 MYTHS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT