I don't think there will ever be a project in which internal politics do not effect the project. In my experience with projects there is always some personnel or corporate conflict that will put the project on pause or cause the project to get off track. Part of doing a project that requires input from multiple people in multiple people is planning ahead for the unexpected.
You are always going to have some John Doe who doesn't like the plan outline or budgeting of some Mr. Smith and maybe not only because he doesn't agree with the plan itself, it could be that John just has a problem with Mr. Smith himself. How I see internal politics is the pressures that come from those above you, the pressure you have to put on those under you or your peers and the problems that all this working together and agree can bring with it. Maybe someone doesn't have there head in the right place.
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Sometimes internal politics can either make or break a project depending on the severity of the conflict. That can definitely add to the failure of a project for sure. I can certainly understand the pressure game to motivate people. Had a lot of that mess on my ship, but we had ways to motivate people to get them in gear. Fun stuff!
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