The purpose of this research is to initiate discussion to simplify existing tools and methods for managing projects which make project management a harder job to perform and a tougher task to handle. Additionally, summarizing the definitions of “project” that have been found from reviewing the relevant literature, it deliberates on revising the duties and responsibilities of project manager and proposes performance expectancy triangle explaining a relationship among accountability, responsibility and authority – the Tri-butes. It sheds light on several factors critical to the success of projects. Finally, we propose a function indicating that customer demands or desires greatly affect project complexity.

• Sheheryar Mohsin Qureshi(Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Hanyang University) | 셰헤르야 모신 쿠레쉬
• Chang Wook Kang(Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Hanyang University) | 강창욱 Corresponding Author