
doi: 10.2118/161908-ms
Abstract This paper shows how individual employee needs and dynamic interactions, relationships and team building initiatives, implemented by ADCO with their EPC CONTRACTOR, have contributed to successfully managing one of their recent projects. The paper looks at the ‘Joining Effort’ of all personnel for a single interactive dynamic team, whilst considering the Project Management areas of Leadership, Management Structure / Change and Conflict Resolution. An added parameter was to ensure the technical production was to a high standard. From previous projects, major challenges experienced in project management have been many. The issues were all listed with the possible effects project wide. After all the challenges to the ‘health of the project’ were listed, solutions were identified in the following areas; install strong leadership, management structure/tools in place, one integrated team, taskforce champions, document composition for complex documents, aligning the document production with time, identifying resources shortfall, identifying quality issues, containing cost through design, employee needs and recognition, team building exercises and conflict resolution. Various theories (Maslow, Hertzberg & others) involving emotional, psychological and motivational areas were investigated. These verified that the solutions put in place should work. The results proved positive. Primary points were; attitude change (self esteem/self-actualization), strong trust and low conflict. These aspects led onto many more beneficial results, especially within the team framework. The added ‘Technical’ parameter looked into the effect of having a technically sound project as compared with a not so technically sound project. There is no Magic for creating the project success that everyone is trying to achieve. But probably it could be described as a magic dynamic formula involving the employee, the team and the technical. The project is on time, to budget, of good quality and with safety covered. Being pro-active and identification of possible problems up front, allows solutions to be put in position. Bringing all personnel (the project teams) together, to act as one unit, is a pre-requisite for this to happen.
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