Scenario:
Welcome back – Yikes! There’s a problem.
Doing things differently can make people uncomfortable, and resistance to change is something every project manager will encounter. Change and new circumstances can be difficult even when people are in the same physical location. Throw in the difficulties of remote collaboration and the chances for conflict can multiply.
The promotion of a member of the remote Motivational team has broken up a carefully-crafted order, and the angry emails are flying. Conflict doesn’t have to be a bad thing, though. As a PM, you may have an opportunity here to apply some motivational theories resolve the situation and actually improve the overall engagement of the remote team.
You are concerned that the organizational change described in the CapraTek activity has affected the motivation of your remaining team members. Considering this, complete the following:
Your assessment should meet the following requirements:
Criteria | Non-performance | Basic | Proficient | Distinguished |
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Analyze a business scenario to identify potential sources of conflict. |
Does not analyze a business scenario. | Analyzes a business scenario but identifies potential sources of conflict that are trivial or unlikely to emerge. | Analyzes a business scenario to identify potential sources of conflict. | Analyzes a business scenario to identify potential sources of conflict by considering multiple contributing factors that are most likely to emerge. |
Analyze theories of team motivation to determine which theory is most appropriate to base a change management strategy on. |
Does not analyze theories for team motivation. | Analyzes theories of team motivation but does not determine which theory is most appropriate to base a change management strategy on. | Analyzes theories of team motivation to determine which theory is most appropriate to base a change management strategy on. | Analyzes theories of team motivation to determine which theory is most appropriate to base a change management strategy on and includes an example of how one might be applied. |
Analyze a strategy for employee motivation that considers motivational theory. |
Does not describe a strategy for employee motivation that considers motivational theory. | Describes a strategy for employee motivation that considers motivational theory. | Analyzes a strategy for employee motivation that considers motivational theory. | Analyzes a strategy for employee motivation that considers theory and demonstrates employee reactions, and includes support from professional peer-reviewed resources. |
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