Project Management Case Study

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Rachel seems to be well-organized and has sound time management skills for a project manager. She creates a daily to-do list to keep her focused on achieving her most important objectives. Rachel is able to identify and focus on the activities that matter most. She seems to have the concept of the 80/20 rule or the Pareto Principle which is the idea that by doing 20% of the work you can produce 80% of the benefit of doing the whole job. She spends time focusing on risks and issues. She uses her team to create ideas and create solutions. She seems to trust her team and knows she has the right team for the job. She concentrates on steering the project to a successful conclusion. Rachel also seems to possess emotional intelligence. She is aware …show more content…

I worked for a micromanager who second guessed everything I did. Simple tasks that I could have accomplished on my own if I were left alone took twice as long. He focused on 80% of the stuff that didn’t really matter. Projects were always on hold waiting for his answer or approval before they could move on. And he was an indecisive manager. He never could make a timely decision. I would spend countless time on following up with him on several matters just to get an answer. I would even make suggestions to help answer some of the issues, but of course; they always went unheard. He didn’t realize the effect his actions were having on me and I am sure other employees at the company. He thought he was producing a better product by focusing on all the minor details that could have been handled by other team members if he trusted them to do so. Then he could have spent his time actually managing the overall project. Furthermore, he was not a friendly character, nor fair. He had an in-group and out-group that he clearly made up on his own. He favored these members of his in-group in many ways. This behavior did nothing for the company morale and getting employees to work together as a team. In conclusion, I would love to have the opportunity to work for somebody like

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