Integrated Project Management

Collaborative Leadership

Collaborative leadership is critical to Integrated Project Management (IPM). It is at the heart of every accomplishment involved in planning and executing the project. Collaborative leadership can be defined as the team working together to reach a mutual agreement whenever a decision is required. A project manager, acting as a trainer, will explain collaboration leadership, as presented here, at the kickoff meeting (see Chapter 4 for more details).

Team Norms

A procedure that builds team awareness and a “we are a team” attitude is the creation of team norms, or rules of engagement. The process of creating norms takes place at the start of the kickoff meeting, with the project manager directing a 15-minute activity in ...