TY - JOUR AB - The benefits accruing from the adoption of project management are outlined with particular respect to software production. The author′s experience as a consultant during the adoption of project management by a world‐leading solid‐modelling company is described. This was a people problem: the management strategy was to plan the work of all the engineering staff. This required extensive training in project teamwork and the key appointment of a project co‐ordinator to stage manage developments. The exercise was very successful. VL - 91 IS - 3 SN - 0263-5577 DO - 10.1108/02635579110003459 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/02635579110003459 AU - Metcalf Bill PY - 1991 Y1 - 1991/01/01 TI - Software Project Management: The Role of the Consultant T2 - Industrial Management & Data Systems PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 3 EP - 5 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -