Premonitions of the Palladion Project

by Scott S. Haraburda

Some successful project managers use wrong project tools, while some unsuccessful managers use "state-of-the-art" project tools. In other words, how could project managers execute successful projects using the wrong project tools; and likewise, how could project managers execute unsuccessful projects using the best project tools? This contradicts the project management experts advertising that their tool would revolutionize the project business by making one successful in running a project. Nevertheless, project tools are important. The general thesis is that using just the best project management tools while forgetting everything else about running the project would doom the project to failure. This book contains information about what works and what does not work when managing a project, which can be used to assist anyone in managing a more successful project. This book provides a project management framework illustrating twenty-four project management rules.

80 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Dr. Scott S. Haraburda is a Government Executive, Supply Chain Manager, Rocket Scientist, Indiana State Judo Champion, Munitions Expert, and former Herpolsheimer's department store Santa Claus. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Indiana and a certified Project Management Professional .

As a retired US Army officer, Colonel Haraburda's military career includes command of the 464th Chemical Brigade and the 472d Chemical Battalion. Also, he has served in various military assignments including engineering and contingency contracting positions within the Korean Theater, research and development positions throughout the United States, logistics support operations within Kuwait, and teaching chemistry at West Point.

In addition to publishing numerous technical and management related articles, Dr. Haraburda holds two US patents.

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