People Softer Dimensions of Project Management Using The People SIG Lens through the Project Management Cycle ©Association for Project Management

People A People Centric Approach “You have to get along with people, but you also have to recognize that the strength of a team is different people with different perspectives and different personalities.” Steve Case 2 ©Association for Project Management 2010

People Intentions for this Session  Introducing The Lens Collective  Focusing on people dimensions  Exploring the People Lens  Increasing effective project management 3 ©Association for Project Management 2010

People The Lens Collective  Encourages multiple perspectives  Explores the spectrum of possibilities  Challenges established paradigms  Increases awareness and flexibility 4 ©Association for Project Management 2010

People Health Warnings  It is not a panacea  It will support your project management processes  It does not replace formal project management  It is not a checklist  It is not exhaustive  Continue to employ project management processes! 5 ©Association for Project Management

People People Lens – Personal Am I able to define the range of motivational factors? Do I understand the varied communication styles and preferences of the members of the project team? How well do I lead by example through appropriate behaviour? 6 ©Association for Project Management 2010

People People Lens - Predictive How well do I recognise limitations in individual performance and/or attitude? Am I able to approach the subject without imposing pre-judged outcome? Am I able to apply corporate risk strategies to this project? 7 ©Association for Project Management 2010

People People Lens – Team Oriented Am I able to blend the range of styles to create a team? Am I able to relate to the range of preferences of others? Is the challenge critical enough to warrant a change of personnel? 8 Kristin.Bruni.jpeg ©Association for Project Management 2010 Am I able to blend the range of styles to create a team?

People People Lens Escalation/Resolution Who else can be brought in to help, diffuse or evolve the challenge? Am I sufficiently detached to be objective about the challenge presented? Do I have defined exit strategies that can be readily deployed? 9 ©Association for Project Management 2010

People Broadening Perspective  Increase stakeholder confidence and trust in project management  Provide a forum for honest and open dialogue of expectations and experience  Reduce surprises! 10 ©Association for Project Management 2010

People A Balanced View 11 Broad vision, open minded, seeing possibilities Intense detail, interrogative, exploratory ©Association for Project Management 2010

People Recommendations  Employ judicious use of lenses  Reflect your experience in project management  Be explicit  Foster an atmosphere of trust through openness and constructive questioning  Learn from your team 12 ©Association for Project Management 2010

People Thank you May I answer any additional questions? People SIG 13 ©Association for Project Management 2010