PMGT 461 week4-5
The 4 criteria for “cultural environment” for the global project for a scorecard for project management include; ethics, societal regulations, attitudes, and social organization
Cultural Environment: Ethics
Source – Adviso. (2017). How organizational culture can influence project management https://www.adviso.ca/en/blog/business/organizational-culture-can-influence-project-management/
- Description – This source talks about the importance of people working on the same projects having the capacity to adhere to the highest forms of ethical practice to ensure its success. I rate the article as 2 as it shows the critical role ethics does towards the success of a project.
Source – Wallace, A. (2014). Creating and sustaining ethical organizational culture, UNDP https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2014/8/12/creating-and-sustaining-ethical-organizational-culture-.html
- Description – The source talks about the strategies which organizations can take to create an ethical workplace culture. The culture guides employees appropriately on cohesiveness while working on various projects. I rate the source as 1 as it shows a strong relationship between ethics and the success of projects.
Source – Agarwal, P. (2018). How To Create A Positive Workplace Culture, Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/pragyaagarwaleurope/2018/08/29/how-to-create-a-positive-work-place-culture/#335b233a4272
- Description – The source talks about the strategies firms can take to create ethical workplace cultures where all employees work on projects effectively. I rate the source as 2 since it effectively shows the impact of ethics on the success of projects.
Cultural Environment: Societal Regulations
Source: Morfaw, J. (2014). Fundamentals of project sustainability. Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2014—North America, Phoenix, AZ. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute. https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/fundamentals-project-sustainability-9369
- Description – The source talks about the impact of societal regulations on the effectiveness of projects. These regulations need to be supportive of people from different backgrounds, working together. I rate the source as 1 owing to the impeccable role, which it plays in showing the positive impact of societal expectations on the success of a project.
Source – INVENSIS. (2020). How Project Management is influenced within an Organization? https://www.invensislearning.com/articles/pmp/how-project-management-is-influenced-within-an-organization
- Description – The source provides insights on the considerations which project managers need to have in adhering to societal regulations in a bid to ensure that projects are successful. I rate the article as 2 because it provides a positive indication of the impact of societal expectations on projects.
Source: Brownlee, D. (2019). Project Management Isn’t Just for Project Managers: 4 Skills You Need To Know, Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/danabrownlee/2019/07/14/project-management-isnt-just-for-project-managers-4-skills-you-need-to-know/#36330f901a8e
- Description – The source provides insights that all parties involved in running a project need to be interested in adhering to societal regulations. I rate the article as 3 because it is strong enough to show the impact of societal rules on projects’ success.
Cultural Environment: Attitudes
Source – Windsor, G. (2019). Strong project Management Culture, BrightWork https://www.brightwork.com/blog/cultivating-a-successful-project-management-culture-at-your-company
- Description – The source cites a positive attitude as among the approaches which can be used to form a strong project management culture. I rate the article as 2 because it shows a positive impact of attitudes on the success of projects.
Source – Wilson, J. (2020). 5 Ways Your Company Culture Affects Project Management, PM Times https://www.projecttimes.com/articles/5-ways-your-company-culture-affects-project-management.html
- Description – The source provides information on how people’s cultural attitudes might affect the running of projects. I rate the article as 1 in a bid to show its effectiveness in explaining the relationship that exists between attitudes and the success of projects.
Source – Florida Tech. (2020). The Importance of Organizational Culture to Project Management https://www.floridatechonline.com/blog/business/the-importance-of-organizational-culture-to-project-management/
- Description – The source provides information on how people involved in projects could develop the right cultural attitude. The attitude is essential in enabling them to have the ease of working together towards realizing the goals established for these projects. I would rate the article as 2 as an indication of how effective it is in showing the importance of attitudes in projects.
Cultural Environment: Social organization
Source – Task. (2020). Why is Project Management Important for an Organization? https://www.ntaskmanager.com/blog/why-is-project-management-important-for-an-organization/
- Description – The article explains the need for organizations to develop a strong social organization. The strategy enables the project team to be effective in the specific undertakings which it is involved with. I rate the source as 1 because it provides tons of information regarding the positive aspects which can be obtained from social organization inclusion in running projects.
Source – Kissflow. (2020). Why Is Project Management Important for Your Organization? https://kissflow.com/project/importance-of-project-management/
- Description – The article provides information on the importance of all personnel involved in a project to have an impeccable social organization level. The strategy enables them to be effective in the tasks which they undertake. I rate the project as 3 because it shows how impactful it is in line with showing how the social organization helps to boost the success of a project.
Source – Lee, C. (2019). Why Project Management is Critical to your Organization, Simpli Learn https://www.simplilearn.com/why-project-management-is-critical-to-your-organization-article
- Description – The source is essential in showing the value of all individuals involved in projects to ease having an impeccable level of social organization, which will be for its success. I rate the source as 2 because it is good enough in showing how the social organization impacts a project’s success.
