Rat Guided Through Maze Via Electrodes in Brain: Are Developers Next? (Part 3)

Joe Wynne is a versatile Project Manager experienced in delivering medium-scope projects in large organizations that improve workforce performance and business processes. He has a proven track record of delivering effective, technology-savvy solutions in a variety of industries and a unique combination of strengths in both process management and workforce management.

 

In the last installment, when we looked at your actions in the Control Stage (those activities that occur after planning and worker preparation), your job appeared quite easy. Wouldn't that be nice? Teams taking responsibility for their own results and resolving issues on their own? Even going beyond requirements of the process to meet higher-level needs?

So the question is, what could you possibly do to get that to happen without hooking everyone up to electrodes and zapping them? You just have to invest your time in key efforts during the Planning and Activation Stages.

Actions by Stage: Planning

The Planning Stage is the time to be proactive and look for potential "performance constrainers" that may make your strategy of "letting go to get control" fail. Performance constrainers are policies, procedures, processes, rules and requirements that are inadequate. These constrainers keep workers and teams from being as productive as possible. The secret is that sometimes guidance can be excessive and actually confine performance of top teams. There are four areas of focus.

1. Review Processes and Procedures

Review the guidance materials provided to workers and teams, whether they are in process/project documentation, departmental procedures, policy statements, or elsewhere.

• Identify areas where there are gaps that …

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