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Alan Koch   (October 6, 2005)




Every project is dependent upon people, processes and tools. They are how the work gets done. But these three essential elements are not equals. Each has its own strengths and weaknesses, and provides different values to our projects. In this three-part series, people come first, but they’re not enough.

This is the first of a three-part series exploring the relative project value of people, process and tools.
 
Can you imagine a project without people involved? Of course not. People are the heart of every project. Without the people, the work would not get done. Why are people such an integral part of any project? Why do we put so much emphasis on them?
 
People are important to our projects because of the value they provide. It is people who are creative. People embrace a vision of the future — a future that has not yet been realized. And people apply their intellect to turn that vision into reality. This creative energy is the life-blood of our projects. It is what makes the difference between something that might happen and the realization of a dream.
 
People Are Indispensable
For decades now, we have been anticipating “artificial intelligence” (AI); the dream that computers will someday be able to do the work of human beings.



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