ERP IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT : AN ART AS WELL AS A SCIENCE

ABSTRACT The Cartesian approach to Project Management has not been abandoned, but increasingly Project success has come to depend also on an approach,to Project Management,which goes beyond detailing tasks, resources, deliverables, timelines, cost budgets. This paper explores these newer trends over a time-frame early 1990s to early 2000s showing how a Project Manager has evolved to be an Enterprise Coach, Leader, Supporter. We have termed this Leadership in Real Time. Key words : ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning); Project Management; Change Management; Leadership. RÉSUMÉ Si l’approche cartésienne dans la gestion des projets est toujours de rigueur, le succès de la conduite d’un projet dépend de plus en plus d’une approche dans la gestion de projets qui