SESSION BRIEF
MEHDI KSIBI
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT 101
DELEGATING
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
GETTING
THINGS
DONE
WHAT'S A PROJECT?
A PROJECT IS A UNIQUE ENDEAVOR SET IN A SPECIFIED
TIMEFRAME, TO ACHIEVE A SET OF GOALS (PRODUCT,
SERVICE: RESULT), USING SPECIFIED RESOURCES.
HOW DO WE MANAGE?
THE ART AND SCIENCE OF DELEGATING IS EXPRESSED
THROUGH SOFT AND TECHNICAL SKILLS AND
CHARACTER TRAITS. FROM INTERPERSONNAL SKILLS,
TO TECHNICAL ASSESMENT ABILITY.
THE MANAGER HAS TO BE ABLE TO ENABLE
GENERATING MORE VALUE FROM THE SYNERGY OF
PARTS, THAN THE SIMPLE SUM OF EACH QUANTA.
THUS: 1 + 1 = 11
HOW TO SYNERGISE?
"IT IS BETTER TO BE FEARED THAN TO BE LOVED, IF ONE
CANNOT BE BOTH."
-NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLIAT FIRST GLANCE, IT SEEMS THAT, IN THE METAPHORICAL
TECHNIQUE OF THE CARROT AND THE STICK, MACHIAVELLI
PREFERS THE STICK, INFERRING THAT IT FEAR AND
PUNISHMENT ARE BETTER TOOLS. BUT HE ACTUALLY
CONSIDERS THAT AS AN OPTION ONLY IF ONE CANNOT
ACHIEVE THE BALANCE, WHICH ENHANCES THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE SO-CALLED CARROT.
THUS MOTIVATION AND KNOWING "WHAT MOVES WHOM"
IS A KEY FACTOR TO "GETTING THINGS DONE".
AND THAT, IS EMPATHY.
HOW DO YOU WANT YOUR CARROT?
OBVIOUSLY, NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE MOTIVATED BY THE
SAME CONCEPT. AND AS A PROJECT MANAGER, ONE NEEDS
TO BE AWARE OF WHAT MOTIVATES YOUR TEAM, AND USE
THAT AS ENCENTIVE TO FACILITATE THE WORK FLOW,
WHETHER IT BE INTRINSIC OR EXTRINSIC.
EXAMPLES:
MONEY, JOB SAFETY, BENEFITS, REWARD,
RECOGNITION, INCLUSION, PRESTIGE...
BUT THE MOST VITAL AND NOBLEST MOTIVATION REMAINS:
THE BEST CARROT AWARD GOES TO!!!!
THE SATISTFACTION
OF
A TASK WELL DONE
WHICH IS WHY IT IS VITAL TO UNDERSTAND THE
LIMITS OF THE TEAM, AND SET TASKS, GOALS, AND
DEADLINES, ACCORDIMGLY. THERE IS NO NEED TO
DREAM ABOUT RUNNING IF WE CAN'T WALK WELL!