PPT on Choosing and Motivating Team Members

1. Project Management: Choosing and Motivating Team Members
Latoya Bryant
Capstone 480 BUS
October 24, 2014
CHOOSING AND MOTIVATING TEAM
MEMBERS

2. CHOOSING AND MOTIVATING TEAM MEMBERS
 This presentation is about how project team
members are chosen and what factors go
into motivating team members throughout
the project.

3. PROJECT GOALS
Choosing team
members
Motivation/Rewards
Importance of
resources

4. PROBLEMS TO SOLVE
 What methods are used to choose project
team members
 What motivation factors and strategies can
be used to keep the project team on track

5. PROBLEMS IN CHOOSING TEAMS
Team
Members
• Who to
choose
Team
Members
• Strengths
and
weaknesses
Team
Members
• Hierarchy or
merit system

6. SOLUTIONS TO CHOOSING TEAM MEMBERS
Team Members
• Middle management to lower employees
• Different departments within the organization
Team Members
• Strengths – Some members have strong personalities, work ethics, &
capabilities
• Weaknesses – May not be strong in every aspect of project. Pair with
stronger team member
Team Members
• Has proven ability to find solutions
• Use assessment of team members (Ford, 2004)

7. OPPOSING VIEW/CHOOSING TEAM MEMBERS
 If there are more employees from middle
management they could come up with solutions that
would be suitable for what upper management may
want in the project.
 Middle management would know how to better deal
with the lack of resources and have access to other
areas.
 Choosing other employees who work on the floor
may have solutions for problems they deal with daily.
They are better suited for the project team because
they can teach other employees they work with.

8. PROBLEMS WITH MOTIVATION/REWARDS
 What motivates individuals?
 What motivates team as a whole?
 Recognition
DYA: Define your acronyms!

9. SOLUTIONS TO MOTIVATION/REWARDS
As the saying
goes, money is
the best motivator
This will be in the
form of a raise during
the team members
performance review

10. SOLUTIONS WITH MOTIVATION/REWARDS
 Other forms of motivation (from my on
experience)
 Pep talk during meetings
 Acknowledge accomplishments of team
members
 Pay for lunch/dinner
For more info . . .
List location or contact for specification (or other related documents)

11. REBUTTAL
 Not all companies are able to give raises
because of the economy.
 Team members should want to see the
project succeed from beginning to end
without any kind of motivation.
 If a formal award is deserved, be sure the
team member would accept this form of
recognition in advance (Peterson, 2007) .

12. CONCLUSION
 You want to choose an even mix of assertive
and passive team members whose strengths
and weaknesses compliment each other.
Members should come from different areas
within an organization who will work towards a
common goal.
 There are times when team members morale
during a project gets low. Project managers
should find different ways to motivate the team
in the best way possible.

13. RESOURCES
Online Resources/Online Library
• Bring ideas for motivation and rewards
• Shows how team members are chosen
• Pairing strengths and weaknesses of
team members
It will bring a better
understanding of how team
members are brought together
and what project managers go
through to keep the team on
track with the schedule.

14. REFERENCES
 Ford, P. (2004, January 1). Top 10 Project Management Challenges.
Retrieved from http://projectmanagementcourse.com
 Peterson, T. M. (2007). Motivation: How to Increase Project Team
Performance. Project Management Journal, 38(4), 60-69. doi:
10.1002/pmj.20019