Project management is a very unusual job, but millions of us do it. Project management has been done for centuries. The pyramids, the Great Wall of China, bridges over rivers, holidays, business trips, these are just a few examples of projects. ‘Project management is just common sense.’ Of course it is. So why do so many of us get it wrong? Even if we get one project right, we probably make a mess of the next. And why do we keep getting it wrong time after time? You need to be armed with a little more than common sense when diving into a project such as constructing a pyramid. It’s no good getting half way through, then remembering you forgot to put in the damp course!