TABLE OF CONTENTS The project culture is also discussed in a different context in Section 2.8.
Culture is the set of refined behaviors that people have and strive toward in their society. In this section culture is defined as the synergistic set of shared ideas and beliefs that is associated with a way of life in the team-driven enterprise. Some of the likely key cultural features to be found in an organization that uses teams comes from:
The management leadership-and-follower style practiced by key managers and professionals
The example set by leaders of the organization
The attitudes displayed and communicated by key managers in their leadership and management of the organization
The assumptions held and communicated by key managers and professionals
The organizational plans, policies, procedures, rules, and strategies
The political, legal, social, technological, and economic systems with which the members of an organization interface
The perceived and/or actual performance characteristics of the organization
The quality and quantity of the resources (human and nonhuman) consumed in the pursuit of the organization's mission, objectives, goals, and strategies
The knowledge, skills, and experiences of members of the organization
Communication patterns
Formal and informal roles. (Paraphrased from David I. Cleland, Strategic Management of Teams (New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1996), p. 100.)
| Note | The project culture is essentially a way of life in the project environment |
A strong working culture is like magic. The organization believes and practices a philosophy of creativity and...
