how models always leave out stuff that we assume to remain the same (ceteris paribus). the value of control is central to project management but has a flipside. on the importance of being alert to changing circumstances.
looking at three drivers for the professionalization of project management: pressure from society; cooperation and alignment between education and associations; development of theory by academia.
what is the status of the profession on each of the criteria for what is a 'real' profession: education, testing, accreditation, supervision, code of ethics, and complaints handling.
projects are an increasingly important vehicle for achieving stuff; are statistics on project success / failure an indication of a problem in our profession?
on Leary's rose - as a descriptive model and an action-shaping model
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