Are military managers a natural fit for project management? The answer is “yes” according to the latest advice from the Project Management Institute (PMI). But how are military managers suitable for project management work? Surely the Institute isn’t suggesting that Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan, or the guys from Black Hawk Down, are ideal candidates to manage business projects? The truth is that military activities are a mystery for most people, and the image that we get from movies is often a condensed account of everyday military work. In spite of the security measures that conceal what military managers do on a daily basis, one fact has stayed true to public knowledge. That is, the military’s strong reputation for providing schooling in the art of leadership and management.
“We have great managers who haven’t spent a day in management school. Do we have great surgeons that haven’t spent a day in surgical school?”Read More
~ Henry Mintzberg