Team members are involved in and provide input to changes in project plan although the team leader finally decides; members provide valuable input as they are the ones who must know what they are delivering, to what specification, when in the process (what deliverables proceeds, by whom and what for will your deliverables be used, etc.).
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Performance-Driven Project Management in Cyprus
Steven John Kelly (KNO Worldwide, Ireland) and M. Mari Novak (KNO Worldwide, Ireland)
Copyright: © 2020
|Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3673-5.ch002
Abstract
The training and consultation effort, performance-driven project management for the Turkish Cypriot community in Northern Cyprus, was funded because implementation of project plans was not satisfactory. The community was faced with considerable challenge. Non-performance was an issue for all stakeholders, directly affecting incomes, access, quality of life. Over nine months the result was upgraded manager/consultant project management skills. Both quality of project design and implementation of projects radically improved. Project results closed the fundamental performance gaps, with a remarkable 80% of the projects completed within timeframe and budget. These included retail sales increases, higher certification scores, new product/service launches, and cost savings. The level of understanding of organizational project dynamics was raised significantly, along with the skills needed to manage projects with a performance-driven approach. This sustained effort was evaluated in the design and early stages of implementation of the second wave of projects.