successful project management - Commonwealth of Learning

?? Activity
To check on your bank of vocabulary and how you rate yourself regarding interaction
efficiency, tick either ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.
Item
Response
Yes No
1. I am familiar with the vocabulary commonly used in a DE
organization.
2. As project manager I am satisfied with my bank of
vocabulary.
3. I am in the habit of reading to improve my active vocabulary.
4. I make certain that I learn at least one new word or
expression every day.
5. I am always conscious of the length of my sentences when I
address team members.
6. I listen and learn from team members whose command of
the language is effective.
7. I consult the Dictionary regularly for new words and
expression
8. It is necessary for a project manager to keep a record of
new vocabulary in a notebook.
9. Most project managers I know show an awareness of the
importance of language in management.
10. I am convinced that once I have learnt new vocabulary, I
should use it actively.
For some items you probably ticked ‘Yes’ while for others you ticked ‘No’. Suggest
how you are going to improve in those items where you ticked ‘No’. Where you ticked
in the affirmative, we encourage you to keep up the good practice.
Simplify complicated ideas
Somebody is usually appointed project manager on the basis of his/her expertise in
that area where the project occurs. For example, in a DE institution a project on
alternative ways of calculating costs for different programmes is best driven from the
finance section. The incumbent project manager will be familiar with the deeper
knowledge and issues pertaining to costing than someone from the corporate
services section. The only problem with this view is that those who are more
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