+1 for old-timer perspective and the reference to fred brooks' conceptual integrity. And to think, the MMM said most projects suffered from too weak of managem

+1 for old-timer perspective and the reference to fred brooks' conceptual integrity. And to think, the MMM said most projects suffered from too weak of management _back then_. -1 for being too short of an article; I wanted to hear better specific examples, and was sad when I saw the comment section starting :-)