Project collaboration takes place when a group of people with varying project management skills and experiences come together to foster a harmonious collaborative spirit, everyone on the team should be included in the decision-making process and have access to all…   Read more»

Functional Organizations Organized around organizational operations Human Resources Information Technology Sales Marketing Business Operations Public Services, etc. Traditional organizational structure Project Management performed by a team member of a functional area Project resources are controlled an authorized by functional managers…   Read…[Read more]

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What are some similarities and differences between a functional and project-based organization? Also, which organization would you prefer and why? 

Program management is the process of managing programs mapped to business objectives that improve organizational performance while program managers help to drive organizational change through various projects and strategic initiatives which are implemented through team collaboration to deliver value to…   Read more»

Posted by: @dani During my project management research, I have noticed that there is often confusion between the roles and responsibilities of Project Management and Product Management, as sometimes the roles are seen as interchangeable and sometimes separate. Essentially product…   Read more»

According to Elizabeth Harrin, (5 Benefits of Program Management, 2016), one of the benefits of grouping projects under a program is that resources can be shared more effectively. The program manager is in chare of putting people and money in…   Read more»

I agree that transparency is at issue here. FindLaw defines ethics as the “term used to describe a code of conduct governing proper professional behavior, which establishes the nature of obligations owed to individuals and to society.” If transparency is…   Read more»

I agree that transparency is at issue here. FindLaw defines ethics as the “term used to describe a code of conduct governing proper professional behavior, which establishes the nature of obligations owed to individuals and to society.” If transparency is…   Read more»

Different sized teams do indeed have advantages and drawbacks. It depends on what the goal of the team is whether or not I prefer to work on a large or a small team. When I was a part of a…   Read more»

@tiavance23 I agree, most times, talking things out clears the air, especially if both parties have open hearts and minds.

Communication is very important for teams, good leadership is also essential. Teams that I’ve participated in or teams that I’ve led have been most successful when the group works together, ideally on the front end, to establish norms. The norms…   Read more»

As the project manager, I would meet with the underperforming team member(s) privately to find out if something is going on with them … are they having problems at home, have they otherwise gotten bad news that they don’t know…   Read more»

I think developing a method for dividing up the workload for the project would depend on the scope of the project and the capacity of the team. I also believe that the project leader should have a grasp of the…   Read more»