Challenges of managing a project team

Abstract

Pri izradi svakoga projekta najprije se formira projektni tim. Na taj se način osiguravaju nužne kompetencije za uspješno ostvarenje projektnih ciljeva. Projektni tim mora biti sastavljen tako da se sposobnosti članova tima nadopunjuju i da su si međusobne protuteže, odnosno mora biti cjelovit i uravnotežen. Čine ga voditelj projekta – projektni menadžer te ostali članovi. Projektni menadţer ne mora imati ni najdulje struĉno znanje, ni viziju ni brzinu, već mora imati onaj element koji povezuje, motivira i nadahnjuje tim te koji kvalitetno komunicira s naručiteljem i koji timu može osigurati potrebne resurse za rad. Mora prije svega dobro poznavati samoga sebe, odnosno svoje prednosti i nedostatke te mora davati osjećaj sigurnosti svome timu. Upravljanje timom traži od voditelja projekta, ne samo njegove upraviteljske ili organizatorske sposobnosti, nego i ljudski pristup svakome članu kako bi se što uspješnije upravljalo timom. Stoga dobar projektni menadžer mora biti dobar komunikator, mora biti sposoban donijeti odluku i delegirati radne zadatke članovima tima, pomoći riješiti nastale sukobe u timu, biti sposoban upravljati promjenama i motivirati svoj tim da projektni proizvod bude isporuĉen naručitelju u okvirima zacrtane kvalitete, budžeta i vremenskih okvira. Timski rad je važan jer ĉlanovi tima dijele zajednički cilj, motiviraju jedni druge i angažirani su da što uspješnije i efikasnije obave zadane zadatke. No, dobar i produktivan tim nije jednostavno odrţavati te je zbog toga potrebno mnogo truda da bi kao takav opstao.Before starting a project, one has to form a team. By doing so, one assures that the team has the necessary competence to complete the project. The team must be composed of capable individuals whose abilities compliment and counterbalance each other. The team is composed of the project manager and team members. The project manager may not have the most experience in the field nor the necessary vision, however he must be able to motivate and inspire the team and be capable of communicating with the client. In addition, he must ensure that his team has the necessary resources to operate efficiently. Furthermore, the project manager must be familiar with his strengths and weaknesses, and he has to be able to provide the team with a sense of security and direction. Team management requires the project manager not only to use his managerial and organizational skills, but also his interpersonal skills with each team member in order to successfully manage the team. Therefore, a project manager must be a good communicator, decision maker and must be able to delegate tasks to team members. He must be able to solve conflicts within the team, manage change and motivate team members. All of these skills are necessary to deliver the finished product to the client in a timely fashion, without exceeding the budget or compromising quality. Teamwork is imperative due to the fact that team members share a common goal and they need to motivate each other to successfully and efficiently perform their given tasks. But a good and productive team is not easy to maintain and therefore it takes a lot of effort to survive as such