Project Management Absolute Beginner’s Guide, 5th Edition

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Keys to Better Project Team Performance

In this Chapter

• Review the primary traits of high-performing teams

• Understand the key principles that lead to better project team performance

• Review proven techniques to improve project team performance

• Learn effective responses to special situations, including poor performers, high-maintenance team members, and team conflicts

When it comes right down to it, you’ve got to deliver. And the key to doing this is having a high-performing project team. You can have the greatest plan in the world, but if your core project team can’t get the work done as expected, it really doesn’t matter. Conversely, a high-performing project team can go a long way in compensating for inadequate planning and other less-than-ideal ...