Principles of Project Management

Principles of Project Management 1
PRINCIPLES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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Principles of Project Management 2
Responsibility and Accountability
Research has shown that accountability is essential to any successful project. In
regard to Mawson Zoo drop in terms of the projects conveyed on time and within budget
means that the liability of the organisation is at stake. For Mawson Zoon to upturn the
number of projects delivered on time and within budget, it should go back to the drawing
board to look at its accountability and responsibilities. On the other hand, the decline of
Mawson Zoo Company in delivering of effective projects also indicates that the responsibility
by its project managers is to blame, hence there is need to re-evaluate its obligations. In this
sense, this part looks at various ways in which accountability will help to foster the delivery
of successful projects by Mawson Zoo. On the same note, this part will outline multiple ways
in which responsibilities will aid to improve Mawson Zoo project delivery.
Role of Accountability in the Mawson Zoo Project Delivery of Successful Project
Addressing accountability at the project kick-off meeting: The project leader have a
duty to make sure that before the project kick off there has to be a reception meeting to lay
out the big picture to outline the reason why the project is essential and the objectives and
goals to be attained (Kerzner, and Kerzner, 2017). The project director and project sponsor
outlines the project expectations during the project kick off; this is important because it
enables project members to know the direction in which the project should be run.
Consequently, setting accountability as a fundamental principle of the project is vital. The
sponsor of the project and the project director ought to clearly state their project expectations
at the kick-off meeting. In this sense, the project sponsor will hold the manager accountable;
therefore, it is the duty of the project leader and the project members to work and see to it that
accomplish the project according to the sponsor’s expectations. A clear outline of the

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project’s outlooks by the project supervisor to the team makes each individual to be held
accountable.
Outlining tasks that are interconnected: Normally, all projects consists of
interconnected tasks since certain things have to happen in a series to make the project
successful. In this essence, the project supervisor has to outline the details of the project to
the team by highlighting a task that is interconnected. In this case, the project manager will
develop a program on how the project should be delivered. The project manager trains the
team on how to make a decision regarding the approach in which each task of the project will
function. In this case, the project manager hold team members accountable for decision
making timeframes outlined in the work breakdown structure and the charter (Bourne, 2015).
At some point, several tasks run parallel; in such a situation, each team working on
subsequent tasks are held accountable by team members working on the preceding
operations. Indeed, through the project manager illustrating to project teams the way
functions are linked to each other and how every team should perform their work effectively
for the benefit of another team, this process motivates each project member to hold each other
accountable to avoid shifting of problems and ensuring swift project flow.
Provoke poor performance: In cases where the project team exhibits poor
performance, the project manager should deal with such issues swiftly and cautiously. When
other project teams observe tolerance to poor performance, it is likely to impact on their will
leading to a drop in the project performance (Badewi, 2016, p. 764). Nevertheless, Mawson
Zoo project managers should not be buzz saws to cut down weak performing teams for
failing to attain project expectations. Poor performance does not go away by itself, but it is all
about balancing the action between handling things swiftly and in a humanly way.
Role of Responsibility in Project management