Hmmm … see the similarity here?
So, Dear Reader, what do skyscrapers, space shuttles and soothsayers have in common?
Well, mention delivering change or project management and every organisation you talk to has a horror story to tell.
Many would even have you believe that it’s some sophisticated, difficult and dangerous black art practised by highly educated and well-trained soothsayers carrying project charters, GANTT charts and detailed schedules. They’re all building skyscrapers, launching space shuttles and merging banks.
Run away! Run away now!
Yet successful project and change management is really not difficult.
In truth, delivering change is a simple and largely predictable process and successful change is the intelligent application of that process – no matter how tough or complex the project seems.
The Tipping Point 