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Projects are temporary; they’re created to achieve particular results. Ideally, when the results are achieved, the project ends. Unfortunately, the transitory nature of projects may create some project management challenges, including the following:

 Additional assignments: People may be asked to accept an assignment to a new project in addition to — not in lieu of — existing assignments. They may not be asked how the new work might affect their existing projects (your organization’s leadership may just assume the project manager can handle everything). When conflicts arise over a person’s time, the organization may not have adequate guidelines or procedures to resolve those conflicts (or they may not have any guidelines at all).

 New people on new teams: People who haven’t worked together before and who may not even know each other may be assigned to the same project team. This lack of familiarity with each other may slow the project down because team members may:Have different operating and communicating stylesUse different procedures for performing the same type of activityNot have time to develop mutual respect and trustFlip ahead to Part 3 for guidance on how to put together a successful team and get off on the right foot.

 No direct authority: For most projects, the project manager and team members have no direct authority over each other. Therefore, the rewards that usually encourage top performance (such as salary increases, superior performance appraisals, and job promotions) aren’t available. In addition, conflicts over time commitments or technical direction may require input from a number of sources. As a result, they can’t be settled with one unilateral decision (see Chapter 12 for suggestions on how to work effectively with people when you have no direct authority over them).