Project Environment Interface Concepts

The PMO can use this function to prepare individuals for project team assignments and work efforts. By establishing a standard approach to team formation and development activities along with the associated expectations for team member contributions to team cohesion, the PMO will enable project teams to be more effective and more efficient in their pursuit of project objectives.

This PMO effort will capture experienced project managers' skill and insight to prepare recommended practices that can be applied to leading project teams. This information can be incorporated into project management methodology guidance or conveyed by other means for use by all project managers, including novices and those with less experience.

The PMO's examination of project team development will address many aspects of human behavior and the dynamics of professional interaction in the workplace. It will highlight for project managers and project team members alike the preferred interpersonal skills that work best within the project management environment. In particular, project managers will benefit from a more complete understanding of project team dynamics, leadership responsibilities, and problem-resolution actions that are appropriate to the project management environment. The PMO will be able to lend customization to these matters by adapting practices and procedures to account for organizational culture and other factors in the relevant organization.

Project team members generally want to contribute their best to project performance and to the associated dynamics of team development. The PMO can construct motivational threads in processes to facilitate a vested interest that prompts individuals to maximize their efforts and participation in team development objectives.