??Project Managers: Ask Your Team These 5 Questions

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By Timothy R. Clark | October 25, 2023

As a project manager, success ultimately depends on keeping your team aligned throughout every stage of the project—not just at the start. Ask your team these five questions periodically to discover early signs of misalignment before they derail your collective goal. What’s your understanding of the project? Probe each team member’s evolving understanding of the project—and the business case behind it. Check-in on both their strategic (big-picture) and tactical (step-by-step) understanding. What concerns do you have? Don’t ask team members if they have concerns—concerns are a given, so get them out in the open and discuss them. How do you see your role? Don’t assume role clarity—verify it. Let your team members verbalize their roles within context. Be sure to check in on roles and responsibilities as your project changes in scope or objective. What do you need? This question validates and diffuses any frustration a team member might be feeling with the project or its stakeholders—and gives you a chance to intervene. How would you describe your current commitment to the project? Giving your team members a chance to be honest about their commitment allows you to better understand their motivations—and realign them with the mission if necessary.

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