Project Management is of major concern to me. It is so all-encompassing and universally applicable. Just amazing! And now add "sustainability" and it becomes one of the real powerful tools to cope with our future!
In more or less regular intervals there will be mind maps on this site covering individual aspects of Project Management.
Mind maps are used because they are an excellent tool to show connections, interdependencies... in a "chaotic" world. For me mind maps are one of the best methods to deal with complex subjects in a user-friendly, i.e. brain-friendly way.
PM – Team: Team A TEAM's LIFE-CYCLE FORMING - birth - search & exploration precaution learning STORMING - childhood – experimentation disappointment adolescence - break-through Explosion co-operation routines PERFORMING - adulthood - new level of contact constructive flexible creative --> results ADJOURNING - parting - disbanding the team special rewards A TEAM's MEMBERS combination of diverse Personalities short form the Dreamer the Realist the Critic long form the manager the closer the procurer the designer the administrator the accountant the creative the social worker Functions Manager/Guide Secretary/Taker of Notes X, according to task on hand A TEAM'S RULES how to interact how to work together how to communicate A TEAM'S INNER WORK Competence how good are team members? how long until they know procedures? Identity I name slogan logo do they help each other? does every member know who is doing what? is anybody outside? Consciousness do all go for the same goal? do all have the same picture in mind? can it work with insecurity and gaps? can it adopt to changing circumstances? Team Spirit who takes responsibility? are problems recognized and corrective actions taken? is the flow of ideas under control? is there any self reflection? A TEAM's SIZE + for co-operative work multi-mind + for co-operative work + for exchange of information - for risk of conflict + for goal oriented work - for risk of group formation 2 to 1 + between 3 and 5er team - risk of patt situation +/- for necessity of separation into smaller teams for detail work + for high creativity + for well founded decisions +/- for necessity of separation into smaller teams for detail work - high costs + ideal for creative & informative meetings not suitable for detail solutions +/- for necessity of separation into smaller teams for detail work - high costs +/- sub-teams TEAM DEVELOPMENT -HISTORICALLY SEEN- Network Team Hierarchy
PM – Sustainability, GOOD GOVERNANCE, at all levels, Team, Company, Institution, Corporate Social Responsibility CSR, HIGHLY ENERGY EFFICIENT, Transformation of low quality energy in high quality energy, Input/Output < 1, LONG LIFE CYCLES, Change from 1-dimensional, mono-causal Functions to multi-dimensional, complex Functions, FULL COST ACCOUNTING, considering complete Life Cycle, incl. "hidden" Costs, peripheral Costs, "before" & "after" Costs, INTEGRATION POLICY, Gender, Age, Minorities, TRANSPARENCY, dealing openly with Risk, Uncertainty, Irreversibility, CONSERVATION Of Biodiversity, Ecological Integrity, Humanity, RECYCLING OF PRODUCTS, Products of 1st order = products for use/consumption, Products of 2nd order = side products, formerly called "waste" = "raw" material for new products, HIGH DEGREE OF DIVERSIFICATION, great Variety, same Principles, QUALITATIVE SELECTION, Commitment to "Best Practice", ITERATIVE OPTIMIZATION, continuous Improvement, often caused by Feedback, LOW ENTROPY, generating order, HIGH RATE OF INFORMATION, high Rate of Exchange, HOLISTIC VIEW, Everything is connected, systemic Management, MOVE From partial to whole View, Dominance to Partnership, Anthropocentrism/human-centeredness to Biocentrism/all Forms of Life are equally valuable, Growth-emphasized to more balanced System, deep ecology.
