Professionalism in project management

Project management had its origins in the US defense/aerospace industries in the mid 1950s. The core practices were largely formed on the Atlas, Minuteman and Polaris programs, with huge added boost with the arrival of Robert McNamara at DoD in 1960 and the NASA Man-on-the-Moon program in the 1960s. Project management as a profession is itself about 25 or so years old. The author discusses project management origins, project management qualifications and project management professionalism