CHOOSING AND MOTIVATING TEAM

MEMBERS

Project Management: Choosing and Motivating Team Members

Latoya Bryant

Capstone 480 BUS

October 24, 2014

CHOOSING AND MOTIVATING TEAM MEMBERS

This presentation is about how project team

members are chosen and what factors go

into motivating team members throughout

the project.

PROJECT GOALS

Choosing team members

Motivation/Rewards

Importance of resources

PROBLEMS TO SOLVE

What methods are used to choose project

team members

What motivation factors and strategies can

be used to keep the project team on track

PROBLEMS IN CHOOSING TEAMS

• Who to choose

Team Members

• Strengths and weaknesses

Team Members

• Hierarchy or merit system

Team Members

SOLUTIONS TO CHOOSING TEAM MEMBERS

Team Members

• Middle management to lower employees

• Different departments within the organization

Team Members

• Strengths – Some members have strong personalities, work ethics, & capabilities

• Weaknesses – May not be strong in every aspect of project. Pair with stronger team member

Team Members

• Has proven ability to find solutions

• Use assessment of team members (Ford, 2004)

OPPOSING VIEW/CHOOSING TEAM MEMBERS

If there are more employees from middle management they could come up with solutions that would be suitable for what upper management may want in the project.

Middle management would know how to better deal with the lack of resources and have access to other areas.

Choosing other employees who work on the floor may have solutions for problems they deal with daily. They are better suited for the project team because they can teach other employees they work with.

PROBLEMS WITH MOTIVATION/REWARDS

What motivates individuals?

What motivates team as a whole?

Recognition

DYA: Define your acronyms!

SOLUTIONS TO MOTIVATION/REWARDS

As the saying goes, money is

the best motivatorThis will be in the

form of a raise during the team members performance review

SOLUTIONS WITH MOTIVATION/REWARDS

Other forms of motivation (from my on

experience)

Pep talk during meetings

Acknowledge accomplishments of team

members

Pay for lunch/dinner

For more info . . .

List location or contact for specification (or other related documents)

REBUTTAL

Not all companies are able to give raises

because of the economy.

Team members should want to see the

project succeed from beginning to end

without any kind of motivation.

If a formal award is deserved, be sure the

team member would accept this form of

recognition in advance (Peterson, 2007) .

CONCLUSION

You want to choose an even mix of assertive and passive team members whose strengths and weaknesses compliment each other. Members should come from different areas within an organization who will work towards a common goal.

There are times when team members morale during a project gets low. Project managers should find different ways to motivate the team in the best way possible.

RESOURCES

Online Resources/Online Library

• Bring ideas for motivation and rewards

• Shows how team members are chosen

• Pairing strengths and weaknesses of team members

It will bring a better understanding of how team members are brought together and what project managers go through to keep the team on track with the schedule.

REFERENCES

Ford, P. (2004, January 1). Top 10 Project Management Challenges.

Retrieved from http://projectmanagementcourse.com

Peterson, T. M. (2007). Motivation: How to Increase Project Team

Performance. Project Management Journal, 38(4), 60-69. doi:

10.1002/pmj.20019