Managing Group Dynamics ensuring successful project teams

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Managing Group Dynamics ensuring successful
project teams

• 2004, HR
• PMU for SA PIP
• Program Management Unit for SA Pesticide
  Initiative Program

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Overview
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• Introduction
• Definitions
• How groups are formed
• Group development process
• Criteria of a High-Performance Team
• Conclusions
• Questions

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Dilbert
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Introduction
Learning goals You will know what the stages in
a group life cycle are. You will understand how
to manage a team towards success.
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Definitions

• Project team
• Group dynamics

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Project team
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A project team
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Dynamics of a team
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Role of the individual in the team

• Technical role
• Personal role

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How groups are formed
Organisation
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How groups are formed
Organisation
Results
Focus
Client
End-User
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Life cycle of groups
Performing
Norming
Adjourning
Storming
Forming
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Impact on performance/project 1
Activity / Performance
Time
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Impact on performance/project 2
Activity / Performance
Time
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Excellence / High-Performance teams

• Well Organised
• Well Planned (Cleland I. David,
  1988)
• Positive Interdependence
• Individual and group accountability
• Promotive Interaction
• Teamwork Skills
• Group self-audit (Smith Karl. A., 2000)
• Purpose and values
• Empowerment

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Managing a team
Shared vision
Decision making
Meetings
Conflict
Team-building
Reward system
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Project managers perspective
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Conclusions

• Project manager must be aware of the human
  factor in projects, unlike the task orientated
  approach of classical project management!
• Manage the human factor in order to ensure
  focused project teams and succesful projects!

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End
Thanks for listening!
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Questions?
Questions ?