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PRINCE2 2009 - Organization part 13

The PRINCE2® approach

Working with the project team

Balancing the project, team and individual.

People are crucial to the success of a project.
It is not enough to have the required processes and systems in place: if the people on a project do not work effectively together, then the chances of the project’s success are severely restricted.

Knowledge of different types of personalities and how these work together can help the Project Manager to structure balanced teams that can work together effectively during a project.

Different people have different characteristics, and certain types of people are more suited to certain roles.

In a given environment, some combinations of personality types work better than others.

Example of team building using different personalities

Some people are very sociable and enthusiastic, generating many different ideas.
Others are more analytical, skilled in detailed work and ensuring no tasks get missed.
While it is not usually possible to change people’s characteristics, it is possible to balance a team so that it has an appropriate mix of personality types to enable tasks to be completed effectively.
Project Managers who know the natural roles of the team members can use that knowledge to build effective teams during the Starting up a Project process for the management team and the Initiating a Project process when identifying team members.
It is important to achieve the correct balance: for example, a team consisting of only ‘ideas’ people risks losing focus on the detail of tasks which need to be performed.
Conversely, a team made up of only ‘detailed’ people may lack a strategic overview of a solution.

Further details of project management team roles and their associated responsibilities are provided in the folder ‘roles and responsibilities’ as part of the product package. These include role description outlines, which should be tailored to the needs of the specific project and each specific appointment.

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This product contains EVERYTHING in the publications:

Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 - 2005 edition
Managing successful Projects with PRINCE2 – 2009 edition
Directing Projects with PRINCE2.
plus:
The Complete Project Management package.

And much more besides - at a fantastic price.