Rachel is a project manager of a large information systems project. She has an extremely busy schedule, however, if she was more efficient in her daily tasks, she might be more effective. According to Gray and Larson (2014), it is critical for project managers to be able to adapt and be innovated during the lifecycle of a project, because a good amount of projects do not go as planned nor according to schedule.
Areas of Effectiveness
Before Rachel’s ineffective work traits are examined, it is important to point out that she is effective at times throughout the day. Rachel has a willingness to stay organized by using a calendar, keeping a to-do list, and using Microsoft Project. According to Ahmad and Salam (2015), “project mangers’ performance …show more content…
She is able to monitor her own and others’ emotions and she is able to take advice and recommendations from others (Creasy & Anantanmula, 2013). She follows up and embraces the issues that need to be addressed in the early morning meeting quickly and swiftly; this helps keep the project on track. This can be critical to making sure the schedule stays as planned.
Many times there are conflicts that happen in a project. An example of one of these conflicts is the issue with the marketing group making promises that Rachel was not aware of. This create a critical conflict. Rachel has the right idea with addressing those issues head on and going down to the marketing group directly to get answers as soon as possible. Rachel has developed critical thinking for dealing with complex, demanding issues, which is important for project managers to be engaged with (Ramazani & Jergeas, 2014).
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Further, efficiently managing one’s personal time contributes to a healthy work-life balance that is essential to living a productive and strong Christian life. Ephesians 5:15-17 elaborates on this philosophy “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise, making the best use of time, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand the will of the Lord” (ESV).
The Bible emphasizes the importance of effectiveness. One example of this can be found in Matthew 28:19, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (ESV). Matthew 28:19 starts with the action word go. Matthew is declaring, to be effective, a Christian needs to be engaged in spreading the word of God and the plan of salvation. Just as a Christian needs to be effective in making disciples, project managers need to be effective in their daily tasks to ensure their project is successfully
Areas of Effectiveness
Before Rachel’s ineffective work traits are examined, it is important to point out that she is effective at times throughout the day. Rachel has a willingness to stay organized by using a calendar, keeping a to-do list, and using Microsoft Project. According to Ahmad and Salam (2015), “project mangers’ performance …show more content…
She is able to monitor her own and others’ emotions and she is able to take advice and recommendations from others (Creasy & Anantanmula, 2013). She follows up and embraces the issues that need to be addressed in the early morning meeting quickly and swiftly; this helps keep the project on track. This can be critical to making sure the schedule stays as planned.
Many times there are conflicts that happen in a project. An example of one of these conflicts is the issue with the marketing group making promises that Rachel was not aware of. This create a critical conflict. Rachel has the right idea with addressing those issues head on and going down to the marketing group directly to get answers as soon as possible. Rachel has developed critical thinking for dealing with complex, demanding issues, which is important for project managers to be engaged with (Ramazani & Jergeas, 2014).
Areas of …show more content…
Further, efficiently managing one’s personal time contributes to a healthy work-life balance that is essential to living a productive and strong Christian life. Ephesians 5:15-17 elaborates on this philosophy “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise, making the best use of time, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand the will of the Lord” (ESV).
The Bible emphasizes the importance of effectiveness. One example of this can be found in Matthew 28:19, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (ESV). Matthew 28:19 starts with the action word go. Matthew is declaring, to be effective, a Christian needs to be engaged in spreading the word of God and the plan of salvation. Just as a Christian needs to be effective in making disciples, project managers need to be effective in their daily tasks to ensure their project is successfully