3 experts have described difficult decisions they had to take in one project.
Now think about what was important for them in taking the decision the took. Would they act differently in a different context? Why?
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They made the best decision at that moment. Once the options to continue versus to cancel are laid out and every member of the project team understands and is carried along, the decision to cancel is taken and they can move on to the next project in a better stand.
The 3 PMs faced different difficult situation where they had to make a tough decision.
They never put their personal sentiments for the project ahead of their clients.
The first woman realised the organizations might have a more interesting project to invest in and jlhence decided to drop the current one.
The second PM sees that there is need to provide solution although extra cost and he went for the option and all that matters at the moment is solution.
These decisions are some of the best decision they could make at that moment.
The most important thing is they found a solution to the problems at hand even when the decision is difficult they took it anyway, they had the organization they’re working for at hand not chasing their personal gain or goals.
Would they have acted differently in a different situations yes….it is possible for them to take different decision under different circumstances.
After listening to the 3PM’s on the difficult situations they encounter on their different projects and how they handle it and got it resolved. To me that was the most efficient and effective way to resolve those difficult situations as at that time. I once had a difficult situation with a client and it was language difference. It was a tough one but we overcame the difficult situation though it’s cost us additional time for project.
Dealing with difficult situation/ Taking difficult decision in project Management requires some skills like Open communication in every step of the way, collaborating with client, project Teams and Stakeholders, making critical Analysis and Negotiation goes a long way towards an effective and successful Project focusing on the project goal.
The 3 PMS faced different situations where they had to make a tough decisions. There was an open communication in getting to the clients, stakeholders and team, making negotiation and critical analysing was an effective way that they were able to achieve a successful project. In all, despite everyone’s challenge they never gave up and at the end there was a win – win among the three PMS.
After listening to the three expert project managers for the project described in the video, i loved that they were all serious in the project, despite everyone’s challenge in the project such in regard to resources available, technical issue and communication barriers just to name a few. All those never have been a cause for giving up on the project. They never were individually selfish, they kept moving on until they had discussions (cooperation) with different stakeholders involved to give clear reasons to proceed or not. That was a win-win solution from all the stakeholder perspectives. In the end, noticing that stopping the project is the best option rather than proceeding, a happy non srntimental decision to terminate the project was brought to the stakehders table. This emphasises how professional project managers might prioritise the organization goals rather than considering personal feelings in the decision making process.
Being able to identify a problem, proffer a solution, evaluate the pros and cons and still presenting it to all stakeholders and allowing them make decision while guiding them and reminding them of the initial project business case ( the why) is a brilliant way to manage people.
The 3PMs narrated a win-win situation irrespective of how the project ended.
Three distinct projects with distinct challenges were expertly managed at the point of looking at the reason for the project and not allowing the bad vibes to affect decision-making. Going out of his way to find additional water partners to collaborate with to ensure the quantity required for project success, and finally, effective communication is the key to any successful project.
As a PM must always work with ethics and values which sometimes it can be difficult or difficulties may arise either language barrier, cultural differences or whatsoever the values must be adhere to which sometimes it can be discuss with stakeholders and team members
After listening to the three different project managers and the difficulties they have faced.
I can say that they dealt with their difficulties well, and they always took the project they had at hand seriously. When thinking of terminating a project there was a genuine reason, also the other person had a language barrier as part of his project difficulty, and he knew he must do something about it for the project to be a success. Also, communication can not be overemphasized