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Three Trends in Project
Management
Brittany Virgil

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Project Management
 A project is temporary in that it has a defined beginning and end,
and therefore defined scope and resources.
 A project is unique in that it is not a routine operation, but a
specific set of operations designed to accomplish a singular goal
 A project team often includes people who don’t usually work together –
sometimes from different organizations and across multiple geographies
 A project must be expertly managed to deliver on-time and on-
budget results
 Project management, then, is the application of knowledge, skills,
tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project
requirements

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Three Trends
 Project professionals want
more leadership from
management
 The disciplines of change
management and project
management will continue to
merge
 Project professionals will
continue to avoid conflict

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Leadership
 Leadership is defined as a
process whereby an individual
influences a group of
individuals to achieve a
common goal (Northouse,
2013, p.5)
 A good leader has a number of
qualities and traits

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Project professionals want more
leadership from management
 Project professionals often feel ignored by their managers
 A survey of over 500 professionals show the top three skills of
good leader should have
 The greatest deficiency was coaching and mentoring
 Research shows there is a correlation between leadership style
and project performance.
 Transformational leaders and positive project performance

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Change management and project
management
 Achieving change through a
disciplined approach to
empower people to change
behavior and process to
success in the new “state”.
(Wienstein, 2012)
 Effecting change through a
disciplined approach to
identify the scope, tasks,
activities, and deliverables
to achieve the new “state”.
(Wienstein, 2012)
Change Management Project Management

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Change management and project
management continue to merge
 Distinct roles in change management
 Sponsors
 Agents
 Targets
 Advocates
 Key roles of projects
 Sponsors
 Project Manager
 Customer/User
 Team Manager
 Change management and project management should work
simultaneously

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Conflict
 Workplace conflict includes any
type of conflict among workers
and/or managers.
 Occurs between two or more
employees
 Several types of conflict
 Can indicate a simple exchange
of ideas and creativity

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Project professionals will continue to
avoid conflict
 Conflict resolution can involve uncomfortable
conversations
 Conflict avoidance can cause negative project
performance
 Conflict often arises due to individuals focusing on
their personal goals

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Why are these important?
 Shows positive and negative trends
 Impact on the future
 Allows professionals to make necessary changes

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What does this mean for the
industry?

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Conclusion