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Project Management Orientation

Team is High Performing Key

The project manager has the responsibility of ensuring that the project team is high performing.  This means that the team has high morale, and is getting the job done.  It is important to remember that the project team might include client staff in addition to IBM staff.  It can be easy to tell whether a team is high performing: team members have open communication, they share expertise and issues, and the staff volunteers to take on new tasks. 

Here are some criteria for assessing the Team is High Performing key.


Healthy Signs

  • Morale is good.
  • The team is diverse.

Unhealthy Signs

  • Tension can be felt.
  • Turnover is high.
  • Working conditions are poor.

This indicator, often overlooked, is about talent and experience. It is also about morale, trust, physical environment, reward, and recognition.

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1: Getting Started
2: Define the Project Team
3: Team Management
4: Identify and Validate Requirements
5: Create Decomposition Structures
6: Risk Management
7: Project Estimates
8: Project Schedules
9: Change Management
10: Project Control and Execution
Defining the Project
11: Project Management Review
12: Project Closeout
13: Project Management Tool Suite
14: Self-Assessment and Final Exam
Fast Points
Concepts
Seven Keys
Case Study
WWPMM
Mentor
Check Point
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