[tbatterii]

"stake holder" is not mentioned once in this article. PM tools, help with the communication that leads to trust between the doers, and those putting the cash up for it. it's either use PM tools, or suffer micro management hell and lack of focus until the $$ runs out.

I can sort of empathize, with having too much focus on the planning/pm process, I've been there, done that, it's a potential problem. But not a reason to disregard the tools or the need for them.

There's flaws in accounting processes too, but I believe sane people would all agree that accounting processes are needed.

If there are problems in the way you are measuring, deciding that measuring is bad is just silly.

[AznHisoka]

I'd love to see an actual stakeholder actually put up REAL cash for a project. That's a real stakeholder, not an imaginary one.