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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
Scheduling
• Team members may
work different shifts
• Outside obligations
People you know
• Forced to deal with
low contributions for
fear of loosing the
friendship
• Hard to maintain
professional
atmosphere

6. SOLUTIONS TO CHOOSING TEAM MEMBERS
Scheduling
• Ensure all team members can work the
same schedule
• Scheduling meetings as best as possible
so team members can still have a life
People you know
• Choose people you know who has a great
track record
• Choose people who has a great
professional demeanor

7. OPPOSING VIEW/CHOOSING TEAM MEMBERS
Team members may still have to work their
respective shifts.
Projects are unpredictable. Other obligations
outside of work may have to take a back
seat.
Some team members may be new to working
on a project.
A team member may have the skills and/or
knowledge but does not work well with
others.

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
Peterson, T. M. (2007). Motivation: How to Increase Project Team
Performance. Project Management Journal, 38(4), 60-69. doi:
10.1002/pmj.20019