CHAPTER 16

Involving People Effectively

If project members lack commitment, then meeting attendance will be poor, deliverables late or incomplete, and people will start to delegate their responsibilities to others. As-homework staff always have a ready, at-hand, justification of day job commitments.

To avoid this, you need to generate visible enthusiasm. Then, you will have people exceeding expectations, making suggestions, and prepared to take on additional work. The key is to fully involve all the team and all the stakeholders with active communication geared to their needs. They will be inspired if they think they are making an important contribution to a project important to the organization’s leadership. They will be inspired if the vision ...

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