ITM 750 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Theory X And Theory Y, Theory Z, Abraham Maslow

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Information Technology Management
• Course: ITM 750
• Professor: Tim Mc Laren

Document Summary

Acquiring the project team involves getting the needed personnel assigned to and working on the project. Key outputs of acquiring the project team process are project staff assignments, resource calendars, and project management plan updates. Developing the project team involves building individual and group skills to enhance project performance. The main outputs of developing the project team process are team performance assessments and enterprise environmental factors updates. Managing the project team involves tracking team member performance, motivating team members, providing timely feedback, resolving issues and conflicts, and coordinating changes to help enhance project performance. Developing the human resource plan involves identifying and documenting project roles, responsibilities, and reporting relationships. Abraham maslow, a highly respected psychologist, rejected the dehumanizing negativism of psychology in the 1950s. Abraham maslow is best known for developing a hierarchy of needs. At the bottom of maslow"s structure are physiological needs. Self-actualization is at the top of maslow"s structure.