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Project Management, Leadership
andSkills:PlanningandControl
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(3000 words)
'Effective teams are key to effective and successful projects'.
Critically discuss the role of teams and team development in project management utilizing appropriate theoretical models to identify how teams can be created, managed, led and damaged.Include in your answer a discussion of theory of good leadership and communication can help in the team development process.
You will need to take the following into account when completing your assignment.
•Establishment of relevant theory (e.g. what do we mean by teams and team development in a project management context and what is the relationship between leader and team and project in theoretical terms?).
•Allocation of credit and sources used; (have I included references and citations to the material I have used?);
•Clarity of argument and relevance to the project management context
•Overall report presentation including spelling and grammar;
•Adherence to nominated word limit to 3000
This coursework should follow a structured approach and should be prepared and presented as an academic report. You should undertake a relevant literature review that helps inform your investigation. Please also ensure that the Harvard Referencing System is adhered to
and fully complied with.
Explanation & Answer
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Project management happens to be a systematic strategy that gets put in place in the
planning and guiding the process of a project from the beginning to the end. The plans that get put
in place in regards to a project are expected to work efficiently and effectively and minimal or no
mishaps should become experienced. Most projects are crucial and a lot of resources get invested
and therefore the process has to become allocated to reliable and dependable individuals or
organizations. The manner in which the projects become conducted depicts the end product and if
it will become a success or a failure. In order to realize positive outcomes in an assigned projects,
team work has get exercised and the coordination between all the people involved is key. Every
participant of the project should be aware of their duties which makes it easy for the process to
move smoothly. Effective teams therefore are key to effective and successful projects because
everyone is accountable for their area of work.
For an effective team to become identified and put in place, it will require a qualified project
manager who is in a position to identify the kind of people who are capable to deliver on the set
expectation. According to (McNamara, 2011), a team relies on the kind of leadership that gets
presented to them and they expect to become guided and motivated towards achieving the set
goals. Leadership is the act that involves leading and having influence on people within an
institution towards the set institutional objectives. Once quality leadership becomes offered, the
team follows suit and this creates a strong working relationship between the leader and their
followers. Regardless of the challenges that may become experienced along the way, the team is
likely to solve their issues together and move on achieving their objectives. The project managers
may choose to incorporate the different leadership styles which vary from autocratic, democratic,
bureaucratic, charismatic and transformational leadership styles. The following are some of the
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leadership skills that project managers should possess if at all they will put an effective team in
place (McNamara, 2011);
i.
Provision of a structure that gives a framework of the vision of the team. Every involved
person should be aware of the mission, the timing and the strategy that is put in place
which will help the team to achieve their objectives. That structure will as well outline
all the roles and responsibilities of each member of the team to avoid commotion and
waste of time. Once the roles become assigned, the performance of the team members
should get assessed and find out who is out of place and action gets taken.
ii.
Communication should be key considering that it is the backbone of everything that
gets done in the project. Managers should communicate clearly and constantly with
their team members and keep them informed in regards to any updates regarding the
project. With the advancement in technological, people have no excuse of not
communicating effectively because they can relay their messages from anywhere and
anytime conveniently.
iii.
Project managers should set good examples to their team and create a conducive
environment for work. By so doing, all the members get fully involved without holding
back due to fear of being reprimanded.
iv.
Inspiration at work is of essence if at all team work has to get upheld until the results
of a project become realized. Project managers should not get tired of motivating their
teams no matter how long the project they are working on takes. They do not
necessarily have to offer them anything, but appreciating them verbally makes them
feel inspired....
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