The Top 10 Myths of Project Management [1] by Ganthead could help you in battling the skeptics of project management. What I like very much about it is the issue #4 "The principle role of the project manager is to ensure that the schedule is met. Yes it is - and lots more... functional content, quality, budget, morale and customer satisfaction. Micromanagement is not. And #5 [2] Project management is just the science of figuring out where to apply your heroes, versus where to apply the rookies" is also quite funny and addresses the "can-do" culture that exists virtually everywhere.