I can and will do it all by myself – is that acceptable behaviour in a winning team?
By Mogens Fog, Senior Consultant, People & Performance A/S
Organisations are increasingly being structured on a project basis to improve internal communication and the methods of doing business. This makes heavy demands on employees and project managers. They need to be flexible, to be able to keep an eye on a lot of concurrently running activities, and to work within tight deadlines.
The dangers of organisations failing to prepare for projects
Often companies do not use an overall model to control projects and project management is often dependent on people taking their own approach. Therefore projects get managed in different ways from beginning to end, with the organisation losing key learning points.
To take control you need an objective
Another side-effect of a missing project model is that projects tend to go on indefinitely or they may go off the rails altogether. The reason is that projects have been allowed to spread and meander because precise limits have not been set from the beginning. Objectives and content have moved away from the original purpose of the project, key stakeholders have not been identified and taken care of, and roles and responsibilities have not been clearly defined.
The project organisation model offers a natural way of organising – and project management is becoming more and more important for the future success of businesses.
For further information about project management, please contact Mogens Fog.