Theories and Applications in Project Team Management

LO1: Critically apply theoretical knowledge in practically establishing effective project teams

LO2: Develop various skills such as interpersonal and leadership skills required by a project manager in motivating and coordinating people to achieve project goals.

LO3: Gain a broad deep and systematic understanding of culture and its importance in effective team management.

LO4: Critically analyse the impact of knowledge management in project management and to optimise their usefulness for improving decision making.

LO5: Develop theoretical and practical knowledge in different team dynamics subject to the project context.

Assessment Task:

Now you have worked in a team and completed ten activities (deliverable) together. By using your group as an example, discuss the relevant theories and their applications in project team management that covers the following:

• Short description of your role, the team, its members and its purpose (e.g. project team types, dynamics, or structure
• Project team motivation
• Project team composition
• Project team culture
• Project team leadership
• Conflicts or potential conflict in the team and how you apply negotiation or influencing skills to resolve the conflict
• Knowledge management practice Having discussed the above, conclude the report by drawing up and explaining an action plan that will improve the overall performance of the team. Your report should be professionally written with Harvard referencing system

Literature discussion should cover the following areas.

• Project team motivation
• Project team composition
• Project team culture
• Project team leadership
• Conflicts or potential conflict in the team
• Negotiation or influencing skills
• Knowledge management practice

Argument and Application Application of the selected theories for the following areas in assessing the project team performance.

• What is the level of project team motivation?
• What is the project team composition?
• What is the project team culture?
• How does the project team leadership look like?
• What is the conflict or potential conflict in the team?
• How you apply negotiation or influencing skills to resolve the conflict or potential conflict?
• What is knowledge management practice in place?

Module Study Guide, answer the following questions.

• Have you described the theory/concept you have selected and the example quoted for this reflective presentation?
• How the selected theory / concept could help in establishing an effective project teams?
• What are the interpersonal and leadership skills that could be associated with the selected theory / concept?
• How culture plays a role in the selected theory / concept?
• Could you relate knowledge management in the selected theory / concept?
• Have you used literature to support your arguments above?

The standard achieved is excellent and the work provides clear evidence that the knowledge, understanding and skills are at a level appropriate to the level of study. There is evidence showing that all the learning outcomes appropriate to that level are achieved with many at an excellent standard.

The standard achieved is very good and the work provides clear evidence that the knowledge, understanding and skills are at a level appropriate to the level of study. There is evidenceshowing that all the learning outcomes appropriate to that level are achieved with many at a very good standard.

The standard achieved is good and the work provides evidence that the knowledge, understanding and skills are at a level appropriate to the level of study. There is evidence showing that all the learning outcomes appropriate to that level are achieved with many at a good standard.

The standard achieved is acceptable and the work provides evidence that the knowledge, understanding and skills are at a level appropriate to the level of study. There is evidence showing that all the learning outcomes appropriate to that level are achieved with many at an acceptable standard.

The standard achieved is acceptable and the work provides evidence that the knowledge, understanding and skills are at a level appropriate to the level of study. There is evidence showing that all the learning outcomes appropriate to that level are achieved, though a few at only a very basic level.

The standard achieved is weak and the work provides evidence of insufficient knowledge, understanding and/or skills at a level appropriate to the level of study. There is evidence showing that a majority but not all of the learning outcomes appropriate to that level are achieved.

The standard achieved is weak and the work provides evidence of insufficient knowledge, understanding and/or skills are at a level appropriate to the level of study. There is evidence showing that several of the learning outcomes appropriate to that level are achieved.

The standard achieved is very weak and the work provides evidence of insufficient knowledge, understanding and/or skills appropriate to the level of study, although some of the learning outcomes appropriate to that level are achieved