http://www.cio.com/article/3019927/project-management/5-trends-that-will-transform-project-management.html
This article talks about how project management in the coming years is changing and requiring more from project managers such as certifications and new pathways for change in the project management field. Today many jobs that deal with project management even require expertise in the role. Some of the trends include, moving away from industry benchmarks and move towards business strengths and figure out what the best way is to reach specific objectives.
Another really interesting part of the article is how one trend of 2016 is that the idea of removing the hierarchical status of most projects so people can all feel comfortable to contribute their ideas. Having a management team from the top-down has been the case for many years and taking that and making it less scary to people on projects who do not normally contribute nor have a voice can really change how projects get accomplished successfully.
This is what we have been discussing in class thoroughly. We’ve talked about how project management is changing and what you need to successfully finish a project. This is really important for MIS professionals and for me going into the field because working with teams and on projects requires not only technical skills but soft skills such as resolving conflict, strong verbal communication and close relationships with your team. These are all skills in my opinion that a lot of people forget are necessary in being successful. You can create a project but it being successful is also based on more than just numbers, it’s interactions and real communication to make the best product or service available.
I interned for PwC this past summer and one of the things that they really stressed was bottom-up feedback. Everyone from associates to the partners would ask me to give me feedback on their presentations or even how they were interacting with the interns. It took me awhile to feel comfortable with the idea of giving my superiors advice because that's always been considered inappropriate, but I learned to see the value in it.
ReplyDeleteYou also mentioned the importance of working and communicating with a team. Do you maybe think that as technology improves and communication has become less and less personal that technology is actually inhibiting our ability to work effectively with a team and build relationships?
ReplyDeleteTyler, good article, but it was posted earlier. Best to check the listings on the blog before submitting. Feedback would be to offer more of a summary of the article, but I liked what you said about teams becoming flatter (less hierarchical). It's pretty much the norm in the tech world, though having more women in high level positions is still a struggle. Someone should write about that! :)
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