Since a year of Pandemic has been passed, ¿how you consider the role of Remote Project Manager? ¿What new challenges have you encountered? ¿Would you think that home-based work system is successful a
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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
Hola Verónica. Voy a escribir en Español. Mi caso, como el de muchos otros, ha sido particular. Para mí, nada a cambiado en cuanto a mi trabajo porque dessde hace mas de 20 años que trabajo como program/project manager en forma remota dirigiendo programas que involucran muchos paises y mucha gente distribuida alrededor del mundo. Esta modalidad se ha tratado de utilizar desde 2000 al menos (yo desde 1998) y por diferentes razones, salvo excepciones como las empresas en las que me tocó trabajar, no se habia podido implementar. Por ejemplo, en Latino America, hay una tendencia a que el trabajador este sentado en su escritorio, si lo ven ahi estan contentos (jeje). La pandemia empujó a que las empresas cambiaran definitivamente la modalidad. Ahora bien, trabajar remoto no es lo mismo que home-based. En mi casa, yo trabajo remoto home-based y para mí es muy bueno, porque yo hago respetar mis espacios y mis tiempos. Abrazo grande a Ecuador, lugar en el que he trabajado durante mucho tiempo y me han quedado buenos amigos.
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1 reply by Verónica Elizabeth Pozo Ruiz
Mar 17, 2021 4:32 PM
Verónica Elizabeth Pozo Ruiz
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Sergio, muchas gracias por la respuesta. Es bueno interactuar en español dentro de la comunidad de Project Managers. Es un gusto muy grande para mí saber que tienes bonitos recuerdos de mi país, Ecuador. Un saludo cordial.
I don't feel there are new challenges but the existing challenges of working with dispersed team members and stakeholders have increased as it is now the norm rather than the exception to the rule.
Kiron
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1 reply by Verónica Elizabeth Pozo Ruiz
Mar 17, 2021 4:37 PM
Verónica Elizabeth Pozo Ruiz
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Thanks for your answer Kiron
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Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
Veronica,
are we still successful? Yes, absolutely. As humans and especially as PMs we are used to respond to changes and exploit opportunities. Remote teams gave us opportunities (more efficiency, more forgivingness, less ego-conflicts, more globalisation, perspectives) and challenges.
The main challenge for me is how to build and lead a team remotely, that means without being able to meet the members face to face, look them in the eyes, smell them, touch them etc. - we lack the full range of human connection.
Still we need to establish trust, align on targets, get commitment, show respect, be fair etc. - but now with a restricted set of leadership instruments. This means to do it very much consciously, planned, disciplined, while with face to face we often just did it.
Thomas
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2 replies by Pranav Sood and Verónica Elizabeth Pozo Ruiz
Mar 17, 2021 4:36 PM
Verónica Elizabeth Pozo Ruiz
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Thanks very much for share your experience Thomas
Mar 21, 2021 11:25 AM
Pranav Sood
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I would like to echo the sentiments so very well elaborated here.
As PMs things become a lot easier when the project team likes you. There is a significant however intangible benefit of having good relationships with the team. Most people behave professionally and thus even remotely its never a problem having a good working relationship but the human connect has lessened.
Another thing I would like to mention here is that following up F2F is more effective. Previously I would just walk up to people's desk to check on the status of a project task. The F2F conversation helped build a better connect with the team and was an effective means of following up on things.
Now we are restricted to chat/mail and other online methods which have their own advantages but aren't as effective as meeting F2F
Hola Verónica. Voy a escribir en Español. Mi caso, como el de muchos otros, ha sido particular. Para mí, nada a cambiado en cuanto a mi trabajo porque dessde hace mas de 20 años que trabajo como program/project manager en forma remota dirigiendo programas que involucran muchos paises y mucha gente distribuida alrededor del mundo. Esta modalidad se ha tratado de utilizar desde 2000 al menos (yo desde 1998) y por diferentes razones, salvo excepciones como las empresas en las que me tocó trabajar, no se habia podido implementar. Por ejemplo, en Latino America, hay una tendencia a que el trabajador este sentado en su escritorio, si lo ven ahi estan contentos (jeje). La pandemia empujó a que las empresas cambiaran definitivamente la modalidad. Ahora bien, trabajar remoto no es lo mismo que home-based. En mi casa, yo trabajo remoto home-based y para mí es muy bueno, porque yo hago respetar mis espacios y mis tiempos. Abrazo grande a Ecuador, lugar en el que he trabajado durante mucho tiempo y me han quedado buenos amigos.
Sergio, muchas gracias por la respuesta. Es bueno interactuar en español dentro de la comunidad de Project Managers. Es un gusto muy grande para mí saber que tienes bonitos recuerdos de mi país, Ecuador. Un saludo cordial. Saving Changes...
are we still successful? Yes, absolutely. As humans and especially as PMs we are used to respond to changes and exploit opportunities. Remote teams gave us opportunities (more efficiency, more forgivingness, less ego-conflicts, more globalisation, perspectives) and challenges.
The main challenge for me is how to build and lead a team remotely, that means without being able to meet the members face to face, look them in the eyes, smell them, touch them etc. - we lack the full range of human connection.
Still we need to establish trust, align on targets, get commitment, show respect, be fair etc. - but now with a restricted set of leadership instruments. This means to do it very much consciously, planned, disciplined, while with face to face we often just did it.
Thomas
Thanks very much for share your experience Thomas Saving Changes...
I don't feel there are new challenges but the existing challenges of working with dispersed team members and stakeholders have increased as it is now the norm rather than the exception to the rule.
“Working from home”, one of the new normals that the pandemic has brought to economic life, is being adopted by more and more companies. frankly, i think it was successful. we are in the age of technology; There is the internet, there are video talking methods, there are both home and mobile phones. Really a lot of people don't even need to go to the office, at least not every day. Saving Changes...
are we still successful? Yes, absolutely. As humans and especially as PMs we are used to respond to changes and exploit opportunities. Remote teams gave us opportunities (more efficiency, more forgivingness, less ego-conflicts, more globalisation, perspectives) and challenges.
The main challenge for me is how to build and lead a team remotely, that means without being able to meet the members face to face, look them in the eyes, smell them, touch them etc. - we lack the full range of human connection.
Still we need to establish trust, align on targets, get commitment, show respect, be fair etc. - but now with a restricted set of leadership instruments. This means to do it very much consciously, planned, disciplined, while with face to face we often just did it.
Thomas
I would like to echo the sentiments so very well elaborated here.
As PMs things become a lot easier when the project team likes you. There is a significant however intangible benefit of having good relationships with the team. Most people behave professionally and thus even remotely its never a problem having a good working relationship but the human connect has lessened.
Another thing I would like to mention here is that following up F2F is more effective. Previously I would just walk up to people's desk to check on the status of a project task. The F2F conversation helped build a better connect with the team and was an effective means of following up on things.
Now we are restricted to chat/mail and other online methods which have their own advantages but aren't as effective as meeting F2F Saving Changes...
