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Motivational tactics and techniques for largely volunteer - based organizations
Organizations largely comprised of volunteers present challenges and uncertainties, and often managers find that the motivational techniques used effectively with traditional paid employees are not…
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How to successfully use social media on your projects
The use of social media has become integrated into work and everyday life for a growing percentage of the world's population. In this paper, the author explores the effective use of social media in…
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Information contingencies in the virtual teams of global new product development projects
Virtual teams are increasingly common in global businesses, and it is easy to establish a team of experts located across the globe, collaborating by email, tele- and web-conferencing, and other…
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Cupping therapy for healthy project teams
Cupping therapy is an ancient Arabic form of alternative medicine in which toxic fluids get drained out of the body through local suction and carried out through incisions on the skin. Though it has…
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Overcoming the computer-mediated communication (CMC) "hump" in project management teams
To implement computer-mediated communication (CMC) tools and overcome issues of virtual teaming, project managers and their organizations need to employ tactics, rules, and methods that require a…
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Metaphor interactions to develop team relationships and robustness enhance project outcomes
This paper reports the findings from an ongoing action research program to assess the impacts of stimulating constructive dialogue around behaviours on team performance, using metaphor as a catalyst…
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The importance of culture when managing international projects
The challenges in managing a globally dispersed project team are many. Not only must project managers develop strategies that enable team members to communicate and collaborate, they must also…
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Don't make an ass out of you and me--using assumptions effectively
When developing project plans, estimates, and objectives, all project participants--project managers, team members, and stakeholders--make an array of assumptions that influence their decisions…
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Situational project management
Project team conflicts can break a project effort. But when facilitated by an experienced project manager, teams can overcome such differences and instead focus their energies on working together to…
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Globalization
As more organizations extend their reach globally, more project managers are leading project teams composed of individuals from different cultures. This paper examines the complexities involved in…
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