there was a debate for years around whether Project Management is an art or a science.
The truth is that neither are correct on their own – it is both.
Successful project managers (with a track record of more than one project) typically employ the science stuff (core PM concepts), sometimes religiously.
They also harbor a good deal of the “art” side as well. One example of the art would be the harder to define competencies or even what some people call personal qualities that good PMs have, for example judgement. You cannot be a successful project manager (of anything non-trivial) without very good judgement.
Something that is (sadly) not found in all of us.
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For more resources, see the Library topic Project Management.
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Alicia is a freelance IT Project/Program Manager with 19 years of experience deploying international complex projects, 15 of which with IBM Global Services. She is certified in three major Project Management methodologies and author of the highly acclaimed "International Project Management" course
Kevin is a career long project management practitioner who has authored many accredited and unique training courses and continues to work on real projects.
Simon Buehring is the founder of Knowledge Train, an accredited PRINCE2 training organization based in London and serving organizations around the world. He is accredited in the newly released PRINCE2 Professional.
