I’ve seen a million decisions affecting employees which were made without any consultation with people. Majority of them were made for the sake of employees. You know, like parents who always know the best choice for children without asking them about their opinion. Even when children are in their thirties. And married. And have their own children.
I know you can’t debate with everyone every single decision you make, but sometimes you just go to hit the wall hard with your head just because you don’t feel like asking if your actions make any sense.
I can recall a couple of reporting processes which wouldn’t have been implemented if someone had asked people what they think about the idea and why it is a piece of crap. Most of organizational changes could be at least improved if not avoided if managers were talking with their people. Actually each process which touches employees is vulnerable to that risk.
I don’t say you should run a survey whenever you want to invite some organizational change but asking several persons during informal chant in a kitchen what they think about the idea wouldn’t be a poor choice. What would you think if we implemented that kind of reporting process? What’s your opinion about code review? Would you like to have a chance to rate your colleagues?
Ask. Listen to answers. Reevaluate your ideas.
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I recently came across another blog, that the best way to include everyone in the PM foodchain in all it implementation (including its decisions) is through using a PM software which feature web-based collaboration, because it puts a lot of habitual emphasis on good tracking techniques and relations between project team members.
After talking, (rather analysing) to many colleagues about, it kind of makes sense.
And so after much googling the only two PM software I could come up with are Project123 and Action This.com. How is that possible??? Is web-based collaboration that much of novelty?
Please help,
Candice
There are many web-based PM applications. Unfortunately most of them have mostly simple features without much of advanced functions.
Among application I was playing with I have quite a good opinion about TenForce (which I have reviewed here by the way), although it’s been a while since I checked the application. Another option is Project-ON-Demand if you expect something more like MS Project although personally I believe that lightweight solutions can be much better.
Anyways it all depends what you expect from your software. The more different features you need the harder it’ll be to find suitable solution.