Build TRUST for Advancement with Project Management (1)
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This document discusses the importance of building trust when using a project management approach, especially in today's volatile business environment. It notes that trust must be earned from both stakeholders and the project team for project management to be successfully applied. Trust is built through team building, skills development, stakeholder engagement, and effective leadership. Key aspects of leadership that foster trust include competence, consistency, loyalty, and openness. The document provides tips for becoming trustworthy and building trust, such as having credibility, honesty, transparency, and respect. It emphasizes communicating a clear vision and motivating teams by explaining how their work adds value.
Build TRUST for Advancement with Project Management (1)
- 1. Build TRUST for Advancement with Project Management Approach By M. Aslam MIrza, CEngr, MBA, LMG, PMP Making efforts for business advancement in VUCA world becomes more challenging when Projects team has to earn TRUST of stakeholders for application of PM approach in the project implementation process. The intensity of VUCA – volatility, uncertainty, complexity, &ambiguity is increasing in various measures with passingeach day.The application of PM Approach for business advancement in strategic direction helps effectively. There the challenge in application of PM is twofold like noted following; a) Earn TRUST of stakeholders for application of PM b) Create TRUST in team for Successful application of PM for reaching desired results The two challenges need to be addressed together with building trust and strengths created with Team Building, effective Skills for application of PM Processes, interrelation with Stakeholders, and Leadership practices. Importantly leadership practice is pivotal at every level down to each team-member with self- understanding, self-management, self-growth and self-grooming. The leadership needs to satisfy the necessary elements of Trust, as noted following; Competence The incompetent professionals are never trusted. The TRUST emerges from the confidence of team/stakeholders that you know what you are doing. Consistency The most pragmatic element when your team/stakeholders know what you stand for, they believe that you will react in a predictable way to certain situations. Over time the consistency expressed value become the shared value of the team/stakeholder and enhances trust. Loyalty Your team/stakeholders trust you to the degree you are committed to their success and well- being. Openness The quality of relationship with team/stakeholder expresses the trust where openness is the cornerstone of the ability to build the relationship. The effective and efficient leadership is required to have the following capabilities;
- 2. TRUST: credibility, integrity, character & attitude are the foundations for building trust where words have powerful impacts like; to change people's lives. to motivate or tear down. to inspire or kill a dream. to cause visions to be realized. to give confidence to a weary soul. INFLUENCE: inspiring team members to do the right work with all skills & capabilities at every stage for right results. COMMUNICATION: management of flow of info to the right person for right job in right time has great impacts on building trust & confidence for achieving desired results. VISION: have clear understanding of bigger picture where project deliverable will add value and the ability to communicate the importance to each team member & stakeholder how they may be contributing. MOTIVATION: each team member’s engagement is enhanced when understanding of MQ- Meaning Quotient, the value of contribution in bigger picture. The realization of value and the free hand given to work for value addition helps motivation to stay at peak. Finally make yourself trustworthy to help building Trust that has value for application of PM and advancement of business in strategic direction. How to become trustworthy, the plan is noted following; Trust Influence Communication Vision Motivation
- 3. Caring Honesty Skills Reputation Transparency Fairness Knowledge Credibility Openness Authenticity Experience Performance Create trustworthiness to help building TRUST which is essentially; Truthiness: whatever is happening is not only true but also need to look true. Respect: profound respect in letter & spirit. Understanding: make efforts to find the facts and be prepared to give benefit of doubt. Sense: highlight the reason & find sense in every action. Thoroughness: be thorough when relating with bigger picture Hope it helps, enjoy it. T - Truthiness R – Respect U – Understanding S – Sense T - Thoroughness Trustworthiness Character Competence Intent Integrity Capability Results