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Project Management Self Evaluation
Project Management Self Evaluation
Project Management Self Evaluation
For a project manager who has been heavily-oriented to a traditional, plan-driven approach to project
management, there may be a significant shift in mindset that is needed to develop a more adaptive
project management approach. The purpose of this self-evaluation is to help you evaluate your project
management style and help you identify and plan some shifts in thinking that you may want to make to
adopt a more adaptive Agile Project Management approach. Here are some notes to consider before
taking this self-evaluation:
This information is intended only for your own use – it is totally confidential and does not need
to be shared with anyone; however, you can choose to use it as a tool if you want to initiate a
conversation with the management of your organization about making a change in project
management style
Please be honest and objective in your answers – you shouldn’t feel bad if any of these
stereotypes apply to you because they are common to many project managers who come from
a traditional plan-driven project background and many times these behaviors are expected of a
project manager by the environment that they work in
There is no right or wrong to the answers to these questions – the project management
approach you adopt should be appropriate to the nature of the project and the important thing
is to be aware of your approach and to be able to adapt it as necessary to fit the project
If you need help in completing this evaluation, please feel free to ask for help!
1. “Project Managers are ‘Command-and-Control-oriented’”
To what extent do you think that this stereotype could be applied to you in a typical project?
10 = might strongly apply
0 = does not apply at all
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What behavior do you think would be more appropriate if you were to develop a more adaptive
project approach in your organization?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
What behavior do you think would be more appropriate if you were in a more adaptive role a
typical project in your organization?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
What behavior do you think would be more appropriate if you were in a more adaptive role a
typical project in your organization?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
I can see the potential for taking a broader view of what “project management” is that
includes Agile as well as traditional plan-driven project management
I think it is a survival issue for the project management profession to redefine what
“project management” is to embrace both Agile and traditional plan-driven project
management
I am open and anxious to develop a more adaptive approach to project management
that is appropriate to fit this broader vision of “project management”
What behavior do you think is expected of you by your organization?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
What behavior do you think would be more appropriate if you were in a more adaptive role a
typical project in your organization?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10