Chapter 3. Working with Management

Chapter Objectives Obtaining Management Approval Defining Management’s Role Inventing a Project Kickoff Creating Management Alliances From the Field: Interview with Shari Beane Q&A Chapter Quiz Chapter Exercises

Management. That very word conjures up so many different visions for project managers. For some, it brings up the image of the irate and belligerent boss who’s always unhappy with someone about something. For others, it’s the image of the boss who hides away, dreading to make a decision on anything. Still for some, management is not a bad word at all. To these people, management is a mentoring, guiding presence that wants projects to succeed.