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Thursday, October 8, 2009
Engage And It Will Happen
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Methodology, systems, IT and other tools provide the essential ‘mechanics' or frameworks, offering order and process to a project. But this is never enough. Value is lost to whatever extent a project management community or organisation is unable to get along together, connect and collaborate.
Such frameworks cannot themselves add value: a project acquires new value only from human endeavour. People's imagination, their will, communication, clear-headedness and social interaction are the engines that initiate improved intentions and then make them happen. Proficiency in both these arenas marks out the ‘Complete Project Manager'.
In the development of the profession in recent years, greater attention has been devoted to PM frameworks than to the human and organisational competence of the players. The latter however is now recognised to be very significant in seeking to achieve project success and competitive advantage.
The presentation offers a fresh understanding of how collaboration depends upon the quality of Engagement in a project organisation (The ability of a group of people to collaborate...harnessing the abilities and interests of all its members - to act as one, in concert).
We rely on the behaviour of people and groups to realise the value promised by the project plan - as well for the improvements discovered on the way. The presentation explains the development and value of ‘The Engagement Model', and contrasts ‘Community Project Management Maturity' with ‘Organisational Project Management Maturity.' Martin will be offering pointers for the adoption of ‘Complete Project Management' in your own project organisation.
Martin Price
Martin Price is the founder and CEO of EngagementWorks, a consultancy assisting project organisations to collaborate; to become more agile, innovative and reliable. Martin is Director of Professional Development for the UK Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI). He is also a member of the APM and a regular speaker and writer on the subject of project management.
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