3.3 Interconnection of good practices and fundamentalsFigure 5: Interconnection of good practices and fundamentals of EPMFor creating an environment for successful projects as identified by Graham and Englund (2004) and good PM practices to be truly intrinsic in a project-based organization requires that both people and structural issues be addressed. The project management process consists of planning (forecasting), organizing (staffing), commanding (motivating), directing (coordinating), and controlling (Burke, 2007). The Firecracker project was undertaken without any planning. Jeff Groenewald had clearly identified gaps in the current processes and realized that normal channels would cause delays and problems. Any attempts to address planning and organize the project were met with resistance from senior management as Esther Mokonyane rejected his efforts. The approval process at the National Corporation has a major impact on the project, the approval process for the purchase had to go through the engineer, chief engineer and vice president for final approval which has time implications for the timelines of the project. The use of quality planning will ensure that few changes to product specifications are necessary during project execution and that a product will be developed that meets both customer and end-user expectations. The transition to project management means changing deeply rooted habits of organizational behavior (Graham and Englund, 2004). Removing Obstacles National Corporation management will also realize that despite having the right formula in the field, there will be obstacles along the way in the form of people. , processes and systems. With an appropriate change management structure in place and... half of the paper.... [Accessed 16 May 2014].Turner, JR, Huemann, M and Keegan, A. 2007. Human resource management in the project-oriented enterprise: a review. International Journal of Project Management, 25: 315–323. Wallace, A. 1970. Culture and personality. 2nd ed. Random House, New York. Wheelwright, S. C., and& Clark, K. B. (1992). Revolutionize new product development. New York: The Free Press Wikipedia. 2014. Collaborative Governance. [Online] Available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_governance, last modified December 2013. [Accessed May 2014].Wikipedia. 2014. Corporate Project Management. [Online] Available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterprise_project_management. [Accessed May 2014].Zwikael, O and Ahn, M. 2011. The effectiveness of risk management: an analysis of project risk planning across sectors and countries. Risk analysis, 31 (1): 25-37.