Project Management and Organizational Culture
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As a consultant who has come into the organization, your work was well received in describing the importance of establishing project management as a focal point for the development of leaders in the human resource department. To that end, the vice president of the company has asked to have a meeting with you. They are thinking about perhaps hiring you to do some additional consulting work in this important area, perhaps training the leaders regarding this important skill set. Given this opportunity you've asked the vice president for a meeting. Specifically, the vice president is interested in looking at some of the larger impacts a focused project management can have on the organization. Specifically, she wants to know the degree to which a greater emphasis on project management could potentially have an impact on the organizational culture. To that end, you want to be prepared for the meeting.
To be prepared for the meeting you are going to write an outline of the points you intend to cover and should include all of the following components:
Component 1: Introduction: How do you plan on introducing the concept of project management as it relates to organizational culture?
Component 2: How will you explain the impact that project management can and should have on an organizational culture?
Component 3: What could be some suggestions as to what steps the vice president could take to make sure this essential element is enforced?
Component 4: Conclusion: How will you conclude your meeting? What will you say to bring the meeting to fruition?
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Project management as it relates to organizational culture is discussed in a structured manner in this response. The related references are also provided.
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Component 1: I plan on introducing the concept of project management as it relates to organizational culture by pointing out that organizational culture influences all key elements of a project. These include the formation of the project organization structure, setting project goals & objectives, and creating a communication plan. Moreover, the culture also influences the roles and responsibilities, risk management, and project performance. Culture affects value delivery. I plan to introduce organizational culture as a critical element that influences risk tolerance, project request management, and the leadership of the project. In addition, the culture of the organization also influences communication in project management and the management style. I will clarify that the organizational culture consists of values, practices, and expectations.
Culture relates to actions, doing, and behaviors, if a firm wants to ensure that its project outcomes are acceptable then the project team must act, behave aptly, and have the right mindset. I intend to introduce project management as it relates to organizational culture by first selecting my management approach. These wills provide an idea of the elements of project management I want to introduce in my organization. Where necessary I will introduce a standard approach to project management. Next, I will choose the project management tool. The key point is that introducing the tool will make it easy to translate the project process into actionable steps for the project team members. I will clarify the software and templates that will be used to translate the project into actionable steps. After this, I will create a system for measuring and reporting performance. Both the management and the team members will know that the culture change is contributing positively to projects. Moreover, I will select pertinent metrics that will be improved with my new process and report these on the project site. Overall the change in organizational culture will have a positive effect on tasks, issues, work, and project status.
The key point is that if my organization wants to execute several projects successfully, it needs to have an organizational culture that is appropriate for project management. The key project management principles should become an integral part of the company's culture enabling the company to do project after project efficiently, on time, and within the budget. The project management principles that must be made an integral part of the organizational structure are the development of project organizational structure, during the project planning the clear definition of main goals/ objectives, and the creation of a clear communication plan. For example, the project manager must know when and how to communicate with the project sponsor. Also, the project manager must know how to communicate with the sponsor and find the right person in the executive team. The main message is that the organizational culture should be shaped in such a way that it facilitates successful project management with the application of different project management methodologies. There is an intrinsic link between the type of organizational culture ...
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- BSc , University of Calcutta
- MBA, Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management
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