Experience as a project manager for a phase of a project
was a roller coaster of an experience. The communication was effective, all team members did part plus others
work. It was a great team effort.
Clearly defined roles for everyone allowed team members to effectively complete
individual contributions. One team member failed to complete the portion for
finish the assignment for unknown reasons. The other members were able to
complete the portion that was not done. We all were able to contribute to
complete the required tasks. The normal group size was 4 but the one team had
to have five members. The 5th member affected the entire project. Team worked
well effectively through all the obstacles that arose from language barriers,
time zones and geographic locations.
Starting with four team members would have allowed
things to move faster and also likely enhance the final product. The fifth
member that ended up leaving the group caused flow to slow down and strain on
how to back track to fill gaps that were supposed to be fulfilled by the fifth
member. However the fact that his took
place made the project even more gratifying because of the way the team
weathered the storm to produce a high quality end result. The obstacles were efficiently
resolved to keep project on target for promised due date. That experience has
helped me to be interested and aware of understanding scope creep. The project
was one interesting exciting and rewarding experience
Hi Justin,
ReplyDeleteYour description of Team Member 5 reminded me of a similar experience in one of our Walden classes. One team member consistently failed to perform his tasks. Every week, the rest of us waited for him to miss his deadline and then scrambled to do his part at the last minute. In our class discussion this week about people who might negatively impact a project, Anna listed those who do not fulfill their assigned responsibilities. No one wants to shoulder another person’s workload, but, at some point, a project manager will have to either force the slacker to participate or reassign the tasks to those who will.
--Deanna
Hi Justin,
ReplyDeleteI love teams that work well together! It seems as though the team members who counted pulled through in the end, and the team member that left the project gave you a learning opportunity. The fact that this project ended up being successful is a testament to the role definition that you mentioned and emphasizes the importance of this step in the PM process.
Jenni