{"id":53,"date":"2020-04-09T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/plrblog\/?p=53"},"modified":"2020-04-09T20:54:13","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T20:54:13","slug":"soccer-strategies-for-project-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/plrblog\/2020\/04\/09\/soccer-strategies-for-project-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Soccer Strategies for Project Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-articlesbase-com\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"KKeYIGdyrt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/articlesbase.com\/soccer-strategies-for-project-management\/\">Soccer Strategies for Project Management<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Soccer Strategies for Project Management&#8221; &#8212; ArticlesBase.com\" src=\"https:\/\/articlesbase.com\/soccer-strategies-for-project-management\/embed\/#?secret=lXJQVvzn4M#?secret=KKeYIGdyrt\" data-secret=\"KKeYIGdyrt\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Soccer is a quick-moving, strategic sport. Very much like managing the team at your office, you have to think about the long term outcome and the immediate dangers to your objective and take quick evasive action. Taking a look at these strategies can inform and improve our methods for dealing with progress (and lack of it) on your team.<br><strong>Going Offsides<\/strong><br>The offside rule can be confusing, but part of it is forcing a player offside. Sometimes when managing a project things get completely out of bounds. It might not be deliberate, but it can happen from time to time. \u00a0Whether it\u2019s a client requesting something which wasn\u2019t part of the original scope or changing their minds at the last minute, sometimes things can go offside and play is stopped. You then have to restart the game- sometimes with the opposition getting a free kick. The worst-case scenario is that you\u2019re offside and a goal you thought you had achieved is disallowed. The important thing to remember is that the game is still on and getting your team together to regroup is crucial. When it comes to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.projectmanagers.net\/project-management.html\" target=\"_blank\">project management<\/a>, regardless of how things went awry, it\u2019s important to get back to working as soon as possible. Readjust your strategy and don\u2019t waste your teams\u2019 time getting restarted.<br><strong>\u00a0Position Your Team Wisely<\/strong><br>Sometimes a player gets put in a position with which he\u2019s not entirely comfortable. Whether it\u2019s a forward being played as a winger or a mid-fielder playing defense \u2013 when a player isn\u2019t playing in his natural role, he won\u2019t perform as well as he should. As a project manager, it\u2019s important for you to see and utilize your players\u2019 natural abilities and put them in a suitable position. It\u2019s tricky and it will take time, but it will make all the difference in the effectiveness of your team.<br><strong>You Aren\u2019t Playing The Game \u2013 Your Team Is<\/strong><br>Soccer team managers have a frustrating job. They watch the performance of their team from the sidelines without being able to direct in the moment. They\u2019ve trained the team to do certain things and sometimes, things simply don\u2019t go as anticipated. As a project manager, remember that your team is made up of professionals and while they need the guidance of their project manager, you are not the one playing the game. You play a vital part in helping them where you can, but never try to do their jobs for them \u2013 even if they have some peculiar ways of making it to the goal.<br><strong>Goalkeepers are a vital part of the team<\/strong><br>Goalkeepers play a very important role in soccer, sometimes they don\u2019t get much of the action, but when they do \u2013 they have to be prepared and precise. Managing a project is much like being the hawk-eyed goalkeeper who is watching and evaluating every move on the field. The project manager role includes providing consistent guidance and taking decisive action on behalf of the team to block an impending threat to the projects\u2019 goals.<br>We can learn a lot from sports \u2013 it\u2019s a great example of people earnestly using their physical skills combined with mental focus to achieve a goal. Just like soccer, projects are a team game and being a successful project manager means having a successful team. As the manager, you are not a spectator. Dedicating yourself to sharpening your skills and focus will help you keep your eye on the ball so you can effectively guide and even intervene for your team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer is a quick-moving, strategic sport. Very much like managing the team at your office, you have to think about the long term outcome and the immediate dangers to your objective and take quick evasive action. 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