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History of Project Management - shows the emphasis is now on project management leadership 1950s In the 50s the project management leader's position was established as the single point of responsibility with autonomous authority over a pool of resources. This change enabled complex projects in remote locations to be led and managed by a person on the ground. 1960s In the 60s nearly all of the special planning, control techniques and project management processes we use today were developed on military and aerospace projects. This included PERT, CPM, matrix organization structures, scope management, configuration management and earned value. The matrix organization structure was found to be particularly suited to managing multi-disciplined projects. 1970s In the 70s the emphasis of the project lifecycle progressively moved from the implementation phase (where most of the resources were used) to the front-end design and development phase, which had the greatest potential for adding value and the least amount of cost for making changes. 1980s In the 80s the development of the PC and project management software revolutionized planning and control calculations. Because a common database was used, it forced functional departments to share information. This sharing of information was one of the most significant changes because it integrated the departments and moved the planning and control of information into the project office.