Shared Vision Creates Strong Project Teams

Benjamin J. Parker; Joan Knutson, Contributing Editor

PM Network 25 (July 2000)

The foundation of a project is built with the vision as a target. That shared vision becomes the goal of the project, further becoming the measure of completion and a point of accomplishment for the team. So why don’t companies spend more time and energy on creating their vision—creating the foundation for their future and for all who work toward it?

The American Heritage Dictionary defines vision as “unusual competence in discernment or perception; intelligent foresight—a leader of vision; the manner in which one sees or conceives of something; a mental image produced by the imagination.” Two quotations also come to mind: ...

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