In Poor Richard’s Almanac, Benjamin Franklin penned the familiar lines: “For the want of a nail the shoe was lost, for the want of a shoe the horse was lost, for the want of a horse the rider was lost, for the want of a rider the battle was lost, for the want of a battle the kingdom was lost—and all for the want of a horseshoe nail.” Looking at the outcome in hindsight, could project management concepts have avoided the loss of the kingdom? How?

In Poor Richard’s Almanac, Benjamin Franklin penned the familiar lines: “For the want of a nail the
shoe was lost, for the want of a shoe the horse was lost, for the want of a horse the rider was lost, for
the want of a rider the battle was lost, for the want of a battle the kingdom was lost—and all for the
want of a horseshoe nail.” Looking at the outcome in hindsight, could project management concepts
have avoided the loss of the kingdom? How?