Complex Project Management (CPM)

Abstract

The aim of this article is to introduce practitioners to concepts, strategies and tools of Complex Project Management (CPM). As project become to include more stakeholders and more activities, an increasing concern related to project complexity arises. Identifying sources of complexity turns to be extremely relevant for achieving project's goals. As a matter of fact, complexity influences planning and control phases of a project, jeopardizing the three elements of the Iron Triangle (quality, cost and time). In the last decades, the project management community has developed strategies and tools for spotting and managing these sources of complexity. Although a general consensus has not been yet achieved, this article analyzes and suggests the most widely spread approaches available, organizing them following the project life cycle stucture.