Deepesh RammoorthyICT Project Manager ( PMP®AgilePM®Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®))| Australian Red Cross Blood ServiceTarneit, Vic, Australia
I have come across Senior Project Managers who assign tasks to other Project Managers or coordinators on their projects then try to micro-manage those tasks themselves.
Some examples of such behavior are :-
1) They would communicate to vendors or stakeholders regarding the tasks they have already assigned to others
2) They would forget to update the Project Manager or coordinator that they have assigned the tasks to regarding conversations with those stakeholders or vendors
3) They would forget to invite those Project Managers or coordinators to key meetings
4) They would feed conflicting information to their own boss regarding whats going on in the project , to what they have given those Coordinators and Project Managers.
Have you come across such behaviors? Is it driven by Insecurity ? Does Emotional Intelligence have suggestions to offer in terms of dealing with such behavior? Saving Changes...
It is more as attitude issue rather insecurity Saving Changes...
Deepesh RammoorthyICT Project Manager ( PMP®AgilePM®Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®))| Australian Red Cross Blood ServiceTarneit, Vic, Australia
Thank Kevin . Don't you think such an attitude is counter productive ?
1) It can deflate the morale of the team 2) It can undermine the team's ability to achieve the project's objective in an efficient way 3) It can lead to the failure of the project
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1 reply by Shweta Pai
Jul 09, 2018 7:43 AM
Shweta Pai
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Totally agree with you Deepesh! It is very condescending to have such micro managers around. They totally defeat the purpose. Team morale will be down and will ultimately shutdown the team from speaking out their true opinions. This will cause bigger issues where in customers of your product could be impacted because people were afraid to do the right thing.
Transparency is probably the only way around such people. Document the meetings and have an agreement with other folks around too so that in this way you can have your back covered. It is a pain to do this but once these are out there you can make a statement that they can't walk over you.
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George LewisProgram/Project Manager| DXC Technology CompanyHeredia, Costa Rica
It's Terrible Saving Changes...
Amr HamamIT Applications Lead| AlRayyan TVDoha, Qatar
Micromanagement is an attitude which is reflected on employees or PMs also, and it cause the insecurity which ends up with conflicts. I will be making a topic regarding how to deal with the micromanagers in work. Saving Changes...
thomas tisdaleProject Manager| HQ USEUCOMApo, Ae, United States
Our leadership micromanages every step in the process. Every document we create is so overly scrutinized and edited that we barely have ownership of the project. We've even been told that charters and other required documents shouldn't get in the way of moving forward with the project....its quite frustrating. Saving Changes...
Deepesh RammoorthyICT Project Manager ( PMP®AgilePM®Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®))| Australian Red Cross Blood ServiceTarneit, Vic, Australia
Thanks Thomas. Documentation has been the least of the worries in my experience. It's more the communication around what's happening and intentionally or unintentionally hiding things and trying to control all aspects of the project, even do stuff that is best done when delegated. Proving to management that they are doing all the work whereas other PM's are disengaged or not interested. Saving Changes...
I think it depends on the size and complexity of the project. Sometimes that determines the size of the project management team, and tasks are naturally palmed off or rather distributed more efficiently. The other issues you listed are all to do with effective communication, or the lack thereof. Another thing is some PC's want to gradually build up their project management skills, so what better way than to gradually take on tasks typically assigned to the PM. Saving Changes...
Deepesh RammoorthyICT Project Manager ( PMP®AgilePM®Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®))| Australian Red Cross Blood ServiceTarneit, Vic, Australia
Thanks Sante, that's a positive way too look at it if it's a Project Coordinator. Not so positive if it's a Project Manager Saving Changes...
RAJESH K LProject Manager, PMP| Bharat Electronics, Bengaluru, IndiaBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Hi Deepak, these issues are so common, even I too have experienced. Some times PM's also are helpless since yearly appraisal will be done by such senior PM's. Saving Changes...
RAJESH K LProject Manager, PMP| Bharat Electronics, Bengaluru, IndiaBengaluru, Karnataka, India
My apologies, addressed Deepesh as Deepak. Saving Changes...
