I'd suggest that the lifecycle of a project has less bearing on the ability of team members to job craft than the degree of autonomy they are given in determining "how" the work gets done.
I might have a project where we are following a predictive approach, but if the leadership surrounding the project and the PM allows the team to discover their Way of Working (within enterprise policies & standards), they can job craft to a greater extent than in a prescriptive scenario following an adaptive lifecycle.
Kiron
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1 reply by Luis Branco
Dec 13, 2019 4:49 AM
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Dear Kiron
Thank you for participating in this reflection and for your opinion.
Very interesting what wrote about: "on the ability of team members to work craft than the degree of autonomy they are given in determining" how "the work gets done"
Are we as project managers able to make this happen?
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Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
As a project manager, you have to react to stakeholder expectations.
These - if you accept them - form strong parameters for how you do your job. There might be other parameters, like regulations you have to comply to, ethics (!!!), culture, or just following the book since you do not have the level of maturity to craft your job yourself yet.
Agree with Kiron, that the lifecycle approach is probably not a significant parameter to craft your job.
At IBM and working with different clients, I always adopted primarily to what the client expected and needed.
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1 reply by Luis Branco
Dec 13, 2019 4:52 AM
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Dear Thomas
Thank you for participating in this reflection and for your opinion.
It occurs to me to ask, "Is this the paradigm of most companies and project managers?"
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James AliosiusPM Specialist| Sargent & Lundy, LLCChicago, Il, United States
For me job crafting would more likely apply at the "desk level" for instance. If you support a project and are tasked with calculating earned value at the end of of each month and in an unrelated activity are tasked to forecast dollars spent on this project why not incorporate the forecast into the earned value data provided. Although the forecast is not required, if you enjoy forecasting and are accurate it would be of use to the project and would also increase your own value to your employer.
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1 reply by Luis Branco
Dec 17, 2019 4:23 PM
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Dear James
Thank you for participating in this reflection and for your opinion.
What it means to you: "would most likely apply at the" desk level "for instance"
How do you apply this concept to the project team?
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Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dec 12, 2019 11:40 AM
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Luis -
I'd suggest that the lifecycle of a project has less bearing on the ability of team members to job craft than the degree of autonomy they are given in determining "how" the work gets done.
I might have a project where we are following a predictive approach, but if the leadership surrounding the project and the PM allows the team to discover their Way of Working (within enterprise policies & standards), they can job craft to a greater extent than in a prescriptive scenario following an adaptive lifecycle.
Kiron
Dear Kiron
Thank you for participating in this reflection and for your opinion.
Very interesting what wrote about: "on the ability of team members to work craft than the degree of autonomy they are given in determining" how "the work gets done"
Are we as project managers able to make this happen?
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1 reply by Kiron Bondale
Dec 13, 2019 6:04 AM
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Absolutely! Even if the organization mandates certain standards & policies, an effective PM understands how to influence governance bodies appropriately and ethically in order to ensure that there is the right balance between control objectives and team-level autonomy.
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Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dec 12, 2019 12:25 PM
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As a project manager, you have to react to stakeholder expectations.
These - if you accept them - form strong parameters for how you do your job. There might be other parameters, like regulations you have to comply to, ethics (!!!), culture, or just following the book since you do not have the level of maturity to craft your job yourself yet.
Agree with Kiron, that the lifecycle approach is probably not a significant parameter to craft your job.
At IBM and working with different clients, I always adopted primarily to what the client expected and needed.
Dear Thomas
Thank you for participating in this reflection and for your opinion.
It occurs to me to ask, "Is this the paradigm of most companies and project managers?" Saving Changes...
Dear Kiron
Thank you for participating in this reflection and for your opinion.
Very interesting what wrote about: "on the ability of team members to work craft than the degree of autonomy they are given in determining" how "the work gets done"
Are we as project managers able to make this happen?
Absolutely! Even if the organization mandates certain standards & policies, an effective PM understands how to influence governance bodies appropriately and ethically in order to ensure that there is the right balance between control objectives and team-level autonomy.
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1 reply by Luis Branco
Dec 13, 2019 11:18 AM
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Dear Kiron
Thanks for sharing this opinion.
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Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dec 13, 2019 6:04 AM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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Absolutely! Even if the organization mandates certain standards & policies, an effective PM understands how to influence governance bodies appropriately and ethically in order to ensure that there is the right balance between control objectives and team-level autonomy.
Dear Kiron
Thanks for sharing this opinion. Saving Changes...
Job crafting, in my opinion is using your accumulated knowledge and experience and applying it to the job description and title that you have been assigned. It requires being adaptable, innovative, thinking on your feet, personable and approachable. Some project manager allow more latitude than others in order to shape your role on a project team to your personality and approach. The more senior you are in an organisation the more crafting of a job you will see. That is because people in such roles are being asked to craft the job according to their personality and experience.
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Dec 17, 2019 4:25 PM
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Dear Daire
Thank you for participating in this reflection and for your opinion.
How do you apply this concept to the project team?
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Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dec 12, 2019 1:11 PM
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For me job crafting would more likely apply at the "desk level" for instance. If you support a project and are tasked with calculating earned value at the end of of each month and in an unrelated activity are tasked to forecast dollars spent on this project why not incorporate the forecast into the earned value data provided. Although the forecast is not required, if you enjoy forecasting and are accurate it would be of use to the project and would also increase your own value to your employer.
Dear James
Thank you for participating in this reflection and for your opinion.
What it means to you: "would most likely apply at the" desk level "for instance"
How do you apply this concept to the project team? Saving Changes...
Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dec 13, 2019 12:51 PM
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Job crafting, in my opinion is using your accumulated knowledge and experience and applying it to the job description and title that you have been assigned. It requires being adaptable, innovative, thinking on your feet, personable and approachable. Some project manager allow more latitude than others in order to shape your role on a project team to your personality and approach. The more senior you are in an organisation the more crafting of a job you will see. That is because people in such roles are being asked to craft the job according to their personality and experience.
Dear Daire
Thank you for participating in this reflection and for your opinion.
How do you apply this concept to the project team? Saving Changes...
