Answer to Question #174319 in Management for Esther Gathenya

Question

You have been appointed to lead a project team in the design and implementation of a road project. Of late, the performance of your team has been below expectations and this is bound to have an impact on the outcome of the project. Discuss the role of performance management in correcting such poor performance of your project team.

Answer 1

Before fixing the poor performance, you must understand its cause. People with low ability may have been poorly matched with jobs in the first place. They may have been promoted to a position that's too demanding for them. Or maybe they no longer have the support that previously helped them to perform well. However, to overcome performance problems associated with a lack of ability, the project manager will have to resupply, retrain, refit, reassign, or release of the team members.