The four myths of project breakdown (and how to transform them into breakthroughs)

When projects breakdown, technology is often prescribed with the same blind faith we attach to antibiotics-upgrade your software, shift from critical path to critical chain, or use Monte Carlo algorithms to calculate your risks and call us in the morning. Too often, these powerful interventions fail because they do not address the root of the problem. Project management is people management and the root of the problem is almost always a breakdown in communication between people. Could you, or someone you know, be undermining your project's success and the impact of your technology by clinging to one of four widely held myths about project breakdown? This article discusses the four myths of project breakdown and four basic rules that lead to greater project success.