"New Strategies for Managing Complex Projects"
by Dr. Donna M. Robbins
February 2000
PMNetwork Magazine*
The Professional Magazine of the Project Management Institute

Project managers today are working in an environment of reduced resources, intense speed and constant change. They're expected to make decisions faster, with less data. In the past, they could rely on their technical expertise and experience to make good decisions. But today's projects are different; they often involve such intricate stakeholder interdependencies and complexities that no one person can know them all. The project manager faced with this overwhelming level of interconnections is probably working in a complex system where expertise and experience may not be enough.

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