International Journal of Managing Projects in Busines

RUNNING HEAD: ACORN INDUSTRIES 0
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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APRIL 11, 2020

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Introduction
Project management is the practice of making the planning, executing and closing the
required work which can be attained through the meeting the desired set of objectives (Kerzner,
2017). The primary goal is to achieve the target of all the project goals. Here, assignment is
based on the case study which is based on the Acorn industries. This determines the roles and
duties of the project manager for the successful completion of the project. Also, this will
determine the power of the project manager and managing communication within and outside the
project group.
Leadership Approach for Managing Project Team
It is important to communicate the mission, vision and the expectations of the team in
order to gain the objectives of the team. It is also important to take and provide the necessary
feedback which can make the success of the project. The leadership style for the management of
the group project of Acorn Industries is the participative or democratic which can be chosen for
the handling of the project team. Moreover, participative leadership style has the capacity to
generate new ideas and make ongoing commitment with the team which can provide appropriate
direction to the team and can be helpful in the achievement of the goals (Browne, Dreitlein,
Ha, Manzoni, & Mere, 2016). The project manager of Acorn Industries can manage the
project team effectively with the due cooperation of the functional managers with this leadership.
This style of leadership will provide an opportunity to make the consensus and facilitate the
meetings for addressing the concerns of each member and making each member more focused
and dedicated towards the goals of the team (Larsson, Eriksson, Olofsson, & Simonsson,
2015). This will also enhance the innovative capability of the project team which can be
handled successfully with the support of the other functional managers working on the group
project.
Use of Tools and Techniques by Project Manager
There are various project management tools and techniques which can be used for the
managing of the projects easily and effectively. The first method which can be used by the
project manager of Acorn Industries is the classic method which is regarded as the simple and

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traditional methods of managing the projects (Alotaibi, Sutrisna, & Chong, 2016). This
includes the planning of the work, allocation of the resources and providing and taking feedback
along with monitoring of the deadlines. Further, there is another method called waterfall
technique which allows the project managers influence the team to make the sequential
performance of the tasks. Also, the project manager makes use of the Gantt charts for providing
the visual representation of the tasks and the assigned duties. Further, another method or
technique which can be used by the project manager is the Agile project management. This is the
value-based approach used by the project manager through the use of the set of principles. This
will divide the project into short sprints and making continual improvement. This can include the
techniques such as FDD, DSDM and Scrum which can be used as agile frameworks for the
representation of the project (Maria & Santos, 2018).
Making Communication Outside Project Group
Management of communication outside the project group is an important aspect of the
project manager who undertakes the responsibility of the group project. The project manager of
the Acorn industries can make use of the methods and techniques for making the communication
outside the group project (Ziek & Anderson, 2015). The project managers communicate with
the people outside the team who are stakeholders through conducting meetings which can
facilitate the description of the required deliverable and also for understanding their demands.
Another method which can be used by the project managers is emails wherein every list of
information can be shared. This is the effective method as the information is written and there
are lesser chances of errors. Lastly, the project manager of the company makes the ongoing
communication with the outsiders through the virtual methods in which the communication can
be made through the video calls for the explanation of the entire project.
Using of Types of Power
The project manager can use five types of power for the motivation of the members of the
group project. First power which can be used is the reward power in which the manager will
provide the ways for making the person desirable and remove the undesirable experiences of the
person. Further, the second power can be legitimate power which is utilized by project manager
to take the charge of the team and also make deciding upon the compensation of the members.