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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In making this difficult decision all stakeholders must be carried along. Critical analysis must be done, tabled, and communicated to all stakeholders seeking their input before the final decision is taken. All decisions taken must be tailored towards the main goal of the project.
For you to have a successful project, you must adequately communicate to the stakeholders, clients, team members regularly so as to be on the same page. Though strategies must be applied.
Communicating clearly with the relevant stakeholders,adapting quickly to changing contexts and maintaining trust
Communication, integrity and adaptability is the key.
Communicate strategically, clearly, effectively and efficiently with your team and stakeholders
Build integrity and honesty relationship with stakeholders
Be adaptable to change and don’t let your ego bring you down, humility is vital
Communication, adaptability and integrity are key components to tackling complex emerging issues.
In making this difficult decision all stakeholders must be carried along. Critical analysis must be done, tabled, and communicated to all stakeholders seeking their input before the final decision is taken. All decisions taken must be tailored towards the main goal of the project.
It is important to be able to notice and map out a challenge, but more important to understand the challenge before a project manager can profer solutions to these challenges.
What was important to the project managers for taking the decision that they took was putting in mind, the goal of the project, how important the success and end result of a project is, to its beneficiaries.
They would have actually acted differently in a different situation because addressing these issues is not a one-way method as there are multiple routes that a project manager can take, to address a challenge, in essence a project manager should be flexible and able to diversify.
Listening to the experts, I discovered that being able to communicate effectively with the parties involved really helped. Also not letting your ego get in the way would really help a PM take sound decisions
When having difficult discussions with client or stakeholders it is import to use the win-win negotiation, to collaborate for the benefit the project team and the clients. and both can adapt to the changes.
My, take is as a PM you should be adaptable to change and you should listen and communicate clearly, the first speaker emphasis on how a venue was changed. If she was not flexible and adaptable enough..the situation would have gotten out of hands.
Having a honest and transparent conversation with the stakeholders is the way to go.
Also, setting clear goals right from inception makes it easy to communicate difficult decisions, particularly when the project is no longer serving the goals earlier communicated.
The most important information I got is the fact that communication is 80% of a job, from my recent experiences, proper communication matters in any form.