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CHOOSING AND MOTIVATING TEAM
MEMBERS
Project Management: Choosing and Motivating Team Members
Latoya Bryant
Capstone 480 BUS
October 24, 2014
CHOOSING AND MOTIVATING TEAM MEMBERS
This presentation is about how project team
members are chosen and what factors go
into motivating team members throughout
the project.
PROJECT GOALS
Choosing team members
Motivation/Rewards
Importance of resources
PROBLEMS TO SOLVE
What methods are used to choose project
team members
What motivation factors and strategies can
be used to keep the project team on track
PROBLEMS IN CHOOSING TEAMS
• Who to choose
Team Members
• Strengths and weaknesses
Team Members
• Hierarchy or merit system
Team Members
SOLUTIONS TO CHOOSING TEAM MEMBERS
Team Members
• Middle management to lower employees
• Different departments within the organization
Team Members
• Strengths – Some members have strong personalities, work ethics, & capabilities
• Weaknesses – May not be strong in every aspect of project. Pair with stronger team member
Team Members
• Has proven ability to find solutions
• Use assessment of team members (Ford, 2004)
OPPOSING VIEW/CHOOSING TEAM MEMBERS
If there are more employees from middle management they could come up with solutions that would be suitable for what upper management may want in the project.
Middle management would know how to better deal with the lack of resources and have access to other areas.
Choosing other employees who work on the floor may have solutions for problems they deal with daily. They are better suited for the project team because they can teach other employees they work with.
PROBLEMS WITH MOTIVATION/REWARDS
What motivates individuals?
What motivates team as a whole?
Recognition
DYA: Define your acronyms!
SOLUTIONS TO MOTIVATION/REWARDS
As the saying goes, money is
the best motivatorThis will be in the
form of a raise during the team members performance review
SOLUTIONS WITH MOTIVATION/REWARDS
Other forms of motivation (from my on
experience)
Pep talk during meetings
Acknowledge accomplishments of team
members
Pay for lunch/dinner
For more info . . .
List location or contact for specification (or other related documents)
REBUTTAL
Not all companies are able to give raises
because of the economy.
Team members should want to see the
project succeed from beginning to end
without any kind of motivation.
If a formal award is deserved, be sure the
team member would accept this form of
recognition in advance (Peterson, 2007) .
CONCLUSION
You want to choose an even mix of assertive and passive team members whose strengths and weaknesses compliment each other. Members should come from different areas within an organization who will work towards a common goal.
There are times when team members morale during a project gets low. Project managers should find different ways to motivate the team in the best way possible.
RESOURCES
Online Resources/Online Library
• Bring ideas for motivation and rewards
• Shows how team members are chosen
• Pairing strengths and weaknesses of team members
It will bring a better understanding of how team members are brought together and what project managers go through to keep the team on track with the schedule.
REFERENCES
Ford, P. (2004, January 1). Top 10 Project Management Challenges.
Retrieved from http://projectmanagementcourse.com
Peterson, T. M. (2007). Motivation: How to Increase Project Team
Performance. Project Management Journal, 38(4), 60-69. doi:
10.1002/pmj.20019