In a perfect world, the project manager would simply implement the project plan and the project would be completed. The project would work with others to formulate a schedule, organize a project team, keep track of the progress, and announce what needs to be done next, and then everyone would charge along. (Larson p.339) We do not live in a perfect world and most of the time things do not go according to plans. When situations arise project participants get upset, become angry with each other, technical glitches accrue, and sometimes the job takes longer than excepted. The project manager job is to get the project back running smoothly, serve as a peacemaker, and make appropriate trade off, time cost, and the scope of the …show more content…
(Larson p 340) Good management brings about order and stability by formulating plans and objectives, designing structures and procedures, monitoring results against plans, and taking corrective action when needed. Leadership involves recognizing and articulating the need to significantly alter the direction and operation of the work together to overcome hurdles produced by the change and to realize new objectives. Strong leadership is not always necessary to successfully complete a project. Well-defined projects that encounter no significant surprises require little leadership. It takes a special person to perform both roles well. (Larson p 340) There are many different sets of people and groups involved in a project. Each of these groups of stakeholders brings different expertise, standards, priorities, and agendas to the project. Stakeholders are any groups that have a stake – or a personal interest – in the performance and actions of an organization. Different stakeholders have different needs, expectations, and levels of interest. (Kelly/Williams p. 56) To be effective, a project manager must understand how stakeholders can affect the project and develop methods for managing the dependency. The natures of these dependencies are identified are: • The project team is a team that provides new tasks and skill development. The key is keeping the work stimulating and involving. Individuals at this stage also need continued
The success of a project can ultimately depend on your ability to develop the support of, and manage the expectations of, key people. The successful management of stakeholders can have a substantial and immediate impact – satisfied stakeholders can greatly improve the progress and relevance of a project and ultimately contribute significantly to its success. Undertaking a stakeholder analysis can be an important first step in managing the human and social capital resources in your project.
Project Manager also plays a vital role in the initial project. The project manager is the person with the authority to manage a project. This includes leading the planning and the development of all project deliverables. The project manager is responsible for managing the budget and schedule and all project management procedures. There is also the Project Team, which consists of the full-time and part-time resources assigned to work on the deliverables of the project. There is also the Project Team, which consists of the full-time and part-time resources assigned to work on the deliverables of the project. This includes the analysts, designers, programmers, etc. organization is utilizing matrix management.
Successfully managing a project is synonymous with managing people, which takes management and leadership skills. Project managers will only be as successful as the people on the team and the relationship with the stakeholders. Accordingly, identifying key players and understanding the role and
Teamwork is very important for a project team to function and achieves the goals set at the beginning of the project.
"Project Management Professionals, in the pursuit of their profession, affect the quality of life for all people in our society. Therefore, it is vital that Project
Stakeholders are one of or the most essential cornerstones of projects. As a matter of fact stakeholders are the reason why projects are commissioned. Project success or failure is interrelated to stakeholders’ acuities of value created by a project and the nature of relationship established with the project team. Someone somewhere needs a service/product; hence a project is required to achieve that; required as long as stakeholders are involved and onboard. This area interests me because of how much impact stakeholders have on projects, it is also interesting because some projects are started without the knowledge of stakeholders because the sponsors make express decisions that its what they need. This can either go positive or not but none the less engaging stakeholders is crucial even if its just for support. The ongoing current debate, which has been on for years, is that do stakeholders really make or break projects.
This briefing paper will address the question of how current project teams within the organization can work more collaboratively and effectively. Due to the number of recent failed projects, the organization is currently looking into how project teams are set up and managed. The issue, given the circumstances, revolves around how to equip managers, team leaders, and members with the skills and support to progress from project teams to high performing project teams in order to deliver the much-needed results in their respective units. This is an interesting issue in light of the fact several departments already have teams set up to carry out special projects without any formal process or best practice in place. This brief
The aim of the report is the write about the project manager. Discussion and analyzing the quality and skills that a project manager have will be on the report. There will also be the case study and analyzing if the project manager in the case study is a good or bad manager. In the first part of the main body, the report will discuss about the quality of the project manager from communication skills, enthusiasm and empathy. The competencies and managerial effectiveness will come after that. In this part we will see from the aspect of goal setting, human resource management, and delegating task, time planning and budgeting. After that, it will be the case study discussion on Lena showing that she has the good competencies
The project stakeholders for this project are the people with an interest to make money off the product by putting money into the idea phase of the product. These stakeholders involvement will mostly be financial to get the product advertised to the public, they may also want a say in the design of the product since fresh ideas are always welcomed.
Stakeholders can be considered as the foundation, strategic assets and drivers of a project 's success or failure. Stakeholders ' influential characteristics, understanding, and their effective utilization and management are critical to project success (Mahmoud, Govindan, & Wan, 2015)
- Project stakeholders are individuals and organizations that are actively involved in the project, or whose interests may be affected as a result of project execution or project completion. They may also exert influence over the project's objectives and outcomes.
This study will investigate how project stakeholders are managed. The aim of this chapter is to introduce the study and key elements that will be considered throughout this dissertation. It provides study’s background information, problem statement, aim and objectives, scope and limitation as well as study relevance and values. Finally, this section also provides dissertation outline adopted by the author.
The Project Manager has some tasks that have to be carried out, he/she is responsible for the full project. The Project Manager has to make the best use of all the resources so the project can be completed successfully. The project Manager sets the boundaries for the project, such as schedules and what is done and when it has to be completed.
One of the key factors contributing to a projects success is identifying the correct key stakeholders early in the project process and engaging with them to draw on their knowledge.There are different types of stakeholders in projects and evaluating their characteristics and managing their interrelationships appropriately have a strong impact on the project success. (Celar S; Turic M; Vickovic L (2010)).
ill execute the project has a tremendous amount to contribute to the executive team who identify and shape the opportunity