The Future of Project Management: The First PMI Forecast [Paperback]

Project Management Institute (Author)

Book Description

Series: Project Management Institute Research Series | Publication Date: January 1999

What will project management look like in the early stages of the twenty-first century? Knowbots, nanotechnology, and disintermediation are terms slowly emerging into common usage. Yet, they are still ideas of the future and, therefore, three of the 100 or more trends described in The Future of Project Management. Developed by the 1998 PMI® Research Program Team and the futurist consultant firm of Coates and Jarratt, Inc. (also featuring articles by David Pells, PMP, and John Tuman Jr., P.E., PMP), The Future of Project Management details the intriguing effects of changing globalization, demography, information technology, social values, design and markets. Accompanying each trend are one or more implications aimed to encourage, challenge, and/or alert the reader.

People with interest in the future of the profession can count on:

-Rapid evolution of the profession and its incursion into all parts of business and society

-Significant advances in all areas of science and technology

-Growing importance of the need for improved people interaction and leadership skills

-Increasing diversity and complexity of projects, project teams, and project management

-Expansion of the body of knowledge and the need for continuing education and networking

-Changing business, employment, and compensation models

-Enhanced importance of family, colleagues, and environment.

In addition, The Future of Project Management examines the challenges facing the longevity of project management as a profession. This is a book for anyone interested in project management —along with business leaders and others who enjoy exploring the future, understanding its implications, and learning to deal with change.

Product Details

• Paperback: 140 pages
• Publisher: Project Management Institute (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1880410710
• ISBN-13: 978-1880410714
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,024,669 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Future can be futuristic?!, May 4, 2004

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Mohan Babu "Globalization and Me" (Global) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Future of Project Management: The First PMI Forecast (Paperback)

The book is definitely interesting and worth a read, at least from the standpoint of gaining a '20,000 foot overview' The first half of the book is based on research and insightful analysis.

However, if this is not a practitioner's guide and even the trends articulated are a bit dated. Perhaps time for PMI to come out with a second edition of the book?