Although this introduction of sociological perspectives
to the field of projects is clearly welcome—indeed,
long overdue—the more conservative current work in this
tradition remains strongly wedded to a functionalist viewpoint,
focusing upon improving project performance
through attention to social (i.e., human) factors. Equally,
within this perspective, the inclusion of power and power
relations tends to be limited to the introduction of a form of
micropolitics, separated from the larger power differentials
inherent in modern, capitalist society.