PROJECT MANAGEMENT

DISCUSSION 1 WEEK 3

Barriers to Project Team Development” Please respond to the following:

compares the project and functional viewpoints of project management—differing views that, according to the text’s author, can create severe barriers to successful project management operations. Suggest one (1) barrier that you believe is typical within many project environments, and propose a resolution. Support your response with one (1) real-world example.

assume you are a functional manager tasked with assembling a project team. Infer two (2) conflicts that are inevitable between project stakeholders.  For each conflict identified, propose a resolution. Support your response with real-world examples of such conflicts and corresponding resolutions.

DISCUSSION 2

"Leadership in a Project Environment” Please respond to the following:

Explain the assertion that one (1) disadvantage of the pure project organization is the project professionals’ tendency to fall behind in areas of technical expertise that they do not use on projects. Demonstrate two (2) strategies which a project manager might use in order to avoid the stated disadvantage. Support your response with examples of the use of the identified strategies. 

Assume you are a functional manager tasked to assemble a project team. You wish to motivate employees to align their personal values with the organization’s values. Select the aspects of Maslow’s theory and Herzberg’s theory that apply to this situation. Provide a rationale for your response

Please include cites and or references.