Project Management

Project Management

Project Management

Thesis Statements

Question 2:

In order to engage the followers by making them understand where and why they are being taken by their leader, a leader must have technical competence and ability to lead.

A leader must have the capability to inspire people to support and work for achieving his or her vision

A leader needs to explain how his or her vision contributes to the best interests of the people following him or her

Abrashoff's grass root level approach was the reason behind USS Benfold's performing well

Question 3:

The application of knowledge, expertise, tools and techniques is necessary for planning activities to meet or exceed the needs and expectations of stakeholders (direct participants) of a project

To provide better management of a project the project must be divided into several phases

The main thing in a project is its successful execution no matter whether the customers are internal or external

Question 2

Organizational learning is now established in the management and organizational repertoire. However, in common with other areas of management practice such as performance, strategy, and leadership, a clear and comprehensive understanding of Organizational Leadership is hard to establish (Cangelosi, 1965, Pp.175-203). The four typical properties of a complex dynamical project (like managing the operations of USS Benfold) from the physical science are:

Property 1: Structurally Aggregated.

The system (USS Benfold) is comprised of a group (or groups) of components - that is, there are sub-components involved in the ship that contribute to, or define, the overall behavior like from the officers on the ship to the lowest crew personnel. These are the particles and planets of the basic physical science models. There may or may not be different levels of aggregation in the system. Since it is a Navy ship therefore, it has a defined structure with a strict hierarchy and the chain of command followed by everyone on USS Benfold.

Property 2: Dynamical Interaction.

Subcomponents (officers, crew, sailors and others) of the system (USS Benfold) interact - over time, components engage each other in some manner wherein the interaction has the capability to influence (i.e. change) subcomponent behaviors. Arbashoff went out of the way to lead his crew and officers on USS Bendfold. This extra ordinary interaction with the top most level and the bottom level hierarchy on USS Benfold made Arbashoff analyze the behavior of different personnel. This assessment of behaviors made him take steps the improved performance. A person needs to understand that as a leader, he can affect people significantly. You must realize the huge influence you have and use it wisely. In fact, you directly you set the tone and spirit at the workplace.

Property 3: Invariant and Universal Rules.

In the basic physical sciences, laws (perhaps statistically defined) govern the nature of these interactions. The rules of interaction at USS Benfold were the same like those on any other Navy ship. Arbashoff did not follow the conventional rules and interacted freely to have a better understanding of his followers and to gain their trust and support. "Trust the crew to run the ...