EFFECTIVE DELEGATION AND

TEAM MANAGEMENT CRUCIAL

FOR SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS.
KEY PRINCIPLES AND
STRATEGIES TO CONSIDER

Shanise R. Mukwashi - 97775292

Hugo Moreno Gutierrez - 40793203
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Overview
1. Introduction
2. Key principles
3. Strategies
4. Conclusion
What is a project?
A combination of set objectives to
be accomplished within a fixed
period

Delegation is a process of entrusting

authority with responsibility to other
people.

It involves understanding a person's

capabilities, skills and commitment.

Delegating with purpose allows you to:

Take control of your future and your career
Spend more time on the business
Develop your team
Graph that highlights effective delegation and its
positive impact on business outcomes

Good delegation
- Saves time, develops people and
creates room for a successor

Poor delegation
-Not paying enough attention
to high-level strategic decisions
- Can make it difficult to focus on
important aspects of your business
- Causes frustration, discourages
and fails to achieve the task or
purpose itself.
HAVE YOU EVER
WONDERED...?

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Clear and successful communication

Know thier
responsabilities Morale and trust Concerns

Employees can achieve Increase in morale and Misunderstanding and

company goal trust. Creates a questions that may
healthier environment emerge
BUILDING THE "RIGHT TEAM"

Hard skills and soft skills Diverse work approaches Cultural background, job
(60% more efficient) experiences and
psychological identities
 What kind of task will be delegated

Choosing the "Right Team"

Define the desired outcome

Good level of authority by

manager

Expect failure
THE DELEGATION
PROCESS Feeback
BUILD TRUST WITHIN THE COMPANY

Employees who trust leader - 61% likely to stay

Gallup research: trusted workplaces are 50%
more productive
COLLABORATION AND
TEAMWORK

Difference Healthier Reduction in

between environment time,
collaboratio spendings
n and and work
teamwork done
Regular check-ins and feedbacks
consequences

Drives management development

Prevents miscommunicaiton
Motivates employees
Provides opportunity for collaboaration
Reduces pressure on end-of-year reviews
Creates a healthy company culture
 Risk management Risk components

5 basic principles of risk management

1: Risk identification
2: Risk analysis
3: Risk control
4: Risk financing
5: Claims management

External or internal sources of risk are important to acknowledge

Time resource
management

Allocation of Delegate Schedules

resources and
deadlines
in time
 359 B USD wasted in
conflict/wages, instead of positive
productivity

Consistency

Communication skills

Professional help

Composure: stay calm

Conflict resolution
Understand the context
CONTINOUS LEARNING AND
IMPROVEMENT

Adaptability Expansion of knowledge Invest in HR, so the the

and skill sets work force can pursuit
team goals
 Delegation ensures project activities are implemented
within the stipulated timelines.

Proper task delegation can lead to a number of positive outcomes, including saving time in the
workplace, helping the job get done more quickly, and allowing employees to gain essential skills.
Communication, collaboration,
risk management, time resource
management, conflict resolution,
continuous learning, continuous
learning and continuous
improvement

Can improve delegation

and team management
Ultimately leading to
successful project
outcomes and overall
growth.
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