28 Sep How would you describe the culture within your last or current project? [Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material. Postings must be in
Initial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.
Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.
Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:
- How would you describe the culture within your last or current project?
[Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material. Postings must be in the student's own words – do not provide quotes!]
[Your initial post should be at least 250+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced).
Book:
Watt, A. (2019). Project Management, 2nd Edition. BCcampus Open Education. Retrieved from https://opentextbc.ca/projectmanagement/
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Definition of Organizational Culture
Project Manager’s Checklist
Team Challenges
Dealing with conflict
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Organizational Culture
Shared beliefs, attitudes, values
Behaviors that arise from the beliefs, attitudes and values
May be obvious or subtle
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Decision-making—who makes the decision and what processes are followed
Communication
Formality
Medium
Complexity
Vocabulary and format— “Image”
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Team Challenges
Individual identity
Verbal and emotional expressiveness
Relationship expectations
Style of communication
Language
Personal priorities, values and beliefs
Time orientation
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Dealing with Conflict
Conflict is not a bad thing
Problem-solving is a key activity for successful teams
Understanding your own preferred approach and those of your team helps in productive conflict resolution
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Five basic approaches to conflict resolution
Avoidance
Accommodation
Competition
Compromise
Collaboration
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Organizational Culture means shared beliefs, attitudes and values, along with related behaviors
Project Managers need to be aware of cultural issues
Team Members can also face challenges in cross-cultural relationships
Effectively dealing with conflict is a success factor for projects—every project team must resolve differences and make decisions
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