Project Confrontation on the Rise
From the Emerging Technologies Blog
by Kevin Coleman
UPDATED MAY 2020 - This blog will appear monthly from now on. Today, all organizations depend on technological innovation in order to sustain their existence. Analysis of emerging technologies and identification of those technologies with the greatest potential is essential to being prepared for upcoming projects. The objective of this blog is to establish future oriented technology analysis and insights. This blog was established to provide program and project managers with information about these emerging technologies. These emerging technologies have far reaching repercussions for program and project managers. This blog will jump-start the learning process and allow program and project managers to become proactive.
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Some of you may be wondering what confrontation and emerging technologies have to do with one another. The answer is a fair amount when you put it in the context of change. Emerging technologies are likely to bring with them change. Some people fear losing their jobs, losing power, losing money and losing influence that may accompany change. Others may just fear their ability to adapt. Regardless of what drives them, some people take action to delay the change or derail what is driving the change.
Opposition or resistance to change, modifications or transformations that alter the current operational models is becoming much more common these days. Arguably the increase frequency is due to technologies that are emerging. Resistance to change is not uncommon and most if not all of us have dealt with this issue in our role as a program or project manager. What is allot less likely that many of us have seen this taken to the next level. Some people choose to confront the change directly. We have begun to see their opposition taken to the next level and that is efforts to sabotage a program or project.
Some people try to discredit the initiative and claim it will not provide the estimated value. A few others take it to a much greater level. One recent event provides a great example of an effort to sabotage and initiative. One individual purposely failed to file the required paperwork to maintain an exclusive license for an essential piece of technology and that agreement restricted the vendor from selling to a key competitor. The task was identified as complete and the document was identified as being sent to legal and in the project repository. Nothing had been done! Luckily, this was uncovered 5 days before the grace period that was in the contract was due to end.
Countering project sabotage efforts is not easy. When sabotage activities take place, the perpetrators must be confronted. This is something you should not do alone! The question we all need to think about is if we are truly prepared for confrontation that may accompany an emerging technology program or project that brings with it disruption or change?
Posted on: February 19, 2020 07:44 PM |
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We keep finding this article printed out on desks and in the lunch room.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/amysterling/2019/06/15/automated-future/#39958b9e779d
Luis Branco
CEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, Ldª
Carcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dear Kevin
Interesting is your perspective on the theme: "Project Confrontation on the Rise"
Thanks for sharing
Indeed, the point you raised is pertinent: that of intellectual property
Could there be other behaviors that reveal opposition or resistance to change?
LORI WILSON
RETIRED - Technical Project Manager| RETIRED - LifePoint Health
Clarkston, Wa, USA
Having the skill set and awareness to effectively deal with resistance to change is vitally important for project managers. It is the expectation that project managers will stand up and be willing to respectfully and professionally confront things like sabotage or any other attacks on the project itself.
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