Discipline and Order

The world of projects is a world in which most workers will devote due diligence to the effort in which they are engaged. With the opportunity to participate in planning, attention from the project manager, recognition, rewards, and opportunities to demonstrate skill and competence, most IPM task team members will make a serious effort to successfully complete their project commitments after they start. Starting on time, as previously noted, is something a project manager must give attention to, and walk-about management is one tool used to ensure that this happens.

As the project manager keeps in touch with current tasks, he or she asks task leaders for help in understanding where they are in their task effort, what they ...

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