PART I | Lowest Management Level | Expectation of Success
An Extrapolation of the Model | Learning Needs | Conclusion
Authors' Postscript | PART III

Last month in Part I, we described:

• The background to the Dynamic Baseline Model ("DBM")
• The two sides to project management learning and the four levels
• Project classification based on the DBM
• Level 1 - Management by Rules
• Level 2 - Management by Methods
• Level 3 - Management by Objectives
• Level 4 - Management by Values

This month in Part II of this paper we describe:

• The Lowest Management Level
• The Expectation of Success
• An Extrapolation of the Model
• Learning Needs
• Conclusion
• Authors' Postscript

And next month in Part III we will follow on with five "Paradoxes":

• The Planning and Control Paradox
• The Customer Service Paradox
• The Project Leader Paradox
• The Partnering Paradox
• The Learning Paradox

Lowest Management Level

In the Dynamic Baseline Model ("DBM"), the "Lowest Management Level" (LML) is the control point for a project. It represents the level at which the project must be managed on an ongoing basis in order to deal effectively with the dynamic issues below the "Lowest" Static Baseline.

For a "production" project, the Lowest Management Level (LML) is the supervisor level. A supervisor is the lowest management level with sufficient capacity and authority to deal effectively with a dynamic procedures baseline.

For a "construction" project, the LML is the manager level. A manager is the lowest management level with sufficient capacity and authority to deal effectively with a dynamic design baseline.

For a "development" project, the LML is the director level. A director is the lowest management level with sufficient capacity and authority to deal effectively with a dynamic requirements baseline.

For an "evolutionary" project, the LML is the owner level. The project owner is the lowest management level with sufficient capacity and authority to deal effectively with a dynamic objectives baseline.

PART I

Expectation of Success

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