Culture and Project Management Reflection

Culture and Project Management Reflection

Most compelling concept

The most important concept in this unit was the influence of culture on project management. A culture that is strong effects and molds the decision patterns in an organization. It also gives a guideline of actions and models the behavior of every person in the organization. Culture contains shared beliefs, symbols, rules, attitudes, and values. Culture is also well defined as how things are done in an organization that makes the organization successful. Culture helps an organization attain stability, which is very beneficial. Culture is very significant; it can either block a project or activate it. Project managers and leaders should have a deeper knowledge of an organization’s culture before embarking on a project (Katane & Dube, 2017).  This is because a lack of organizational culture awareness can cause restrictions and barriers due to an organization’s beliefs and values.

Project managers who do not know an organization they are working with may have difficulty adapting and understanding various behaviors and norms in the organization. On the other hand, a project manager who is well aware of an organization’s culture acquires a strong connection with the organization. They become well conversant even in the interaction with the other employees, and they are sensitive to the norms and values of the organization; thus, they are more effective. It is crucial to understand an organization’s culture because it helps run projects that eventually turn out to be successful (Wang, Bai & Zhang, 2019).  Culture is critical because even a project team has its own cultures, which comprises values, beliefs, assumptions, and norms that the project team upholds.

Reflection and application

I have acquired knowledge of how to understand an organizational culture as a project manager. This unit has also helped me understand how to come up with ways of acknowledging and changing and familiarizing ‘to different organizational behaviors while dealing with organizations that uphold different cultures. This knowledge will help me become more ‘effective as a project manager and acquire the desired results in every project (Katane & Dube, 2017). I have learned that there is no organization without a culture; thus, every organization has a culture that influences how individuals perform.

Knowing this as a project manager, I will make sure that I have an in-depth knowledge of an enterprise culture regardless of how big or small it is. This will help in critical decision-making and interaction with members of the organization and enhance flexibility and success. It is also advisable to develop a project culture that will help in running the project effectively. Every project’s success relies on the patterns of norms, values, and behaviors of both the project team and the organization. Thus, it is advisable to cooperate with both the project culture and the organization’s culture (Wang, Bai & Zhang, 2019).

During project planning, I will apply the knowledge I have attained after understanding the project culture’s specific concepts to develop a strong project culture. This knowledge will help in developing a culture that matches a project regardless of the project’s complexity.  The development of an appropriate culture will be through understanding the priority the status of the project and the operational and official rules. This knowledge will boost innovation as well as success in projects (Katane & Dube, 2017).  While designing a project culture, the most important factor to consider is the organization’s culture, especially on the values and norms.

References

Katane, J., & Dube, S. (2017). The influence of organizational culture and project management

maturity in virtual project teams.

Wang, H., Bai, L., Huang, N., Du, Q., & Zhang, T. (2019). Social Project Culture: A New

Project Management Culture to Promote the Sustainable Development of

Organizations. Sustainability, 11(1), 202.

Most compelling concept

The most important concept in this unit was the influence of culture on project management. A culture that is strong effects and molds the decision patterns in an organization. It also gives a guideline of actions and models the behavior of every person in the organization. Culture contains shared beliefs, symbols, rules, attitudes, and values. Culture is also well defined as how things are done in an organization that makes the organization successful. Culture helps an organization attain stability, which is very beneficial. Culture is very significant; it can either block a project or activate it. Project managers and leaders should have a deeper knowledge of an organization’s culture before embarking on a project (Katane & Dube, 2017).  This is because a lack of organizational culture awareness can cause restrictions and barriers due to an organization’s beliefs and values.

Project managers who do not know an organization they are working with may have difficulty adapting and understanding various behaviors and norms in the organization. On the other hand, a project manager who is well aware of an organization’s culture acquires a strong connection with the organization. They become well conversant even in the interaction with the other employees, and they are sensitive to the norms and values of the organization; thus, they are more effective. It is crucial to understand an organization’s culture because it helps run projects that eventually turn out to be successful (Wang, Bai & Zhang, 2019).  Culture is critical because even a project team has its own cultures, which comprises values, beliefs, assumptions, and norms that the project team upholds.

Reflection and application

I have acquired knowledge of how to understand an organizational culture as a project manager. This unit has also helped me understand how to come up with ways of acknowledging and changing and familiarizing ‘to different organizational behaviors while dealing with organizations that uphold different cultures. This knowledge will help me become more ‘effective as a project manager and acquire the desired results in every project (Katane & Dube, 2017). I have learned that there is no organization without a culture; thus, every organization has a culture that influences how individuals perform.

Knowing this as a project manager, I will make sure that I have an in-depth knowledge of an enterprise culture regardless of how big or small it is. This will help in critical decision-making and interaction with members of the organization and enhance flexibility and success. It is also advisable to develop a project culture that will help in running the project effectively. Every project’s success relies on the patterns of norms, values, and behaviors of both the project team and the organization. Thus, it is advisable to cooperate with both the project culture and the organization’s culture (Wang, Bai & Zhang, 2019).

During project planning, I will apply the knowledge I have attained after understanding the project culture’s specific concepts to develop a strong project culture. This knowledge will help in developing a culture that matches a project regardless of the project’s complexity.  The development of an appropriate culture will be through understanding the priority the status of the project and the operational and official rules. This knowledge will boost innovation as well as success in projects (Katane & Dube, 2017).  While designing a project culture, the most important factor to consider is the organization’s culture, especially on the values and norms.

References

Katane, J., & Dube, S. (2017). The influence of organizational culture and project management

maturity in virtual project teams.

Wang, H., Bai, L., Huang, N., Du, Q., & Zhang, T. (2019). Social Project Culture: A New

Project Management Culture to Promote the Sustainable Development of

Organizations. Sustainability, 11(1), 202.