6 SuccessfulProjectManagement everyone's learning today in all departments, not just the project team. Whathappenstotheproject? Someone identifies an opportunity for some new business, somewhere in the organisation. A project team is assembled and a project manager assigned. The team may be assembled with individuals from all or just one or two of these departments. The Management Information System is designed to help run the business, not projects, yet this opportunity may be perceived by a few people as a vital element of future survival for the business. The project is conducted in a virtual envelope and when it looks as if it might have a `successful outcome', the Manufacturing department is informed. Then it is discovered that the project