System Approach To Planning, Scheduling, And Control: Weekly Portfolio Learning Table

Week 11 Topic: Argument; Logic; Ethics.

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy;

Emotional Intelligence;

QLD Government negotiation advice;

YouTube: Popular Videos – Negotiation;

Listen precisely to the contentions of the other party and survey the rationale of their thinking

Illuminate issues you are not clear about by asking how, why, where, when and what questions.

Rundown every one of the issues which are imperative to the two sides and distinguish the key issues. Distinguish any individual plans. Question speculations and test suppositions.

Distinguish any territories of shared conviction.

See any outside powers that might influence the issue.

Resist the urge to panic and utilize self-assured as opposed to forceful conduct.

The objective of this week’s topic is to make sure you have an appreciation of the fundamentals of the philosophical basis and methods of negotiation. 

Try to ask yourself the questions that were posed in the 3^rdweek’s lecture :-

1. What does the material in this week have to do with the Chunnel Project?

The negotiation advice from government, risk identified, quantified as well as prioritized are the related material from Chunnel project.

2. How does this week’s topic relate to the previous weeks topics?

The topic mentioned explains logics, ethics and argument related to projects negotiation.

3. Does the art of negotiation have anything to do with the practice of commercial negotiation?

The art of negotiation helps in putting the valuable information which can be used in the practice for commercial negotiation.

Regarding ‘argument’ try to explain:

4. Pragmatically is that all there is to arguments?

Pragmatically there are deductive and inductive arguments with valid proofs for arguments.

5.       How important is an argument in negotiation?

Yes, it is important as it helps in collecting the series of statement which helps in establishing the proposition.

6.       Is it possible to have a negotiation without an argument?

Yes, it is possible if both parties have a course of action in the agreement.

7.       Can arguments be formalised and ritualised?

Yes, they can be if arguments are made inductive.

8.       What is the opposite of an argument? And is that useful in a negotiation context?

The agreement is the opposite of argument which helps in negotiation between the stakeholders for implementing the project in due course of time.

9.       Does the project manager have to be good at arguments?

Yes, they have to be good as they increases the likelihood for project accomplishment and profitability.

For ‘logic’ try to explain:

10.    Is Aristotelian Logic the only logical form?

No, there are modern logic as well which allows more logical form to the projects and negotiations.

11.    Is there a morality to negotiation?

Yes, negotiation without consent for the morality.

12.    Is the project management approach or methodology logical?

Yes, the project management approach or methodology is logical it will help in accomplishing the project tasks.

13.    Does the project manager have to worry about this stuff?

Yes, they have to be very careful in managing any logical form or risks.

Regarding ‘ethics’ explain:

14.    Should project management negotiation be based on an ethical foundation?

Yes, it should be based on ethical foundation as project management negotiation will help in setting the ground rules for the project which will help in getting the clearance for the project.

15.    What happens to a project manager that is unethical?

The project manager won’t be able to complete the project on time, so he may to face penalty and leave the project.

16.    What happens to an organisation that supports a project that does unethical things?

They will lose their reputation in the market and so in case lose the projects.

17.    Are there principles that we should follow?

–          Ethics should be maintained throughout the projects.

–          Respect the agreement between two parties.

1. How do we ensure that the principles are applied?

The principles can be applied with the help of strict guidelines followed for any projects.

What is the role of ‘emotional intelligence’ in negotiation:

19.    Does a project manager have to have a high EQ?

Yes, it is very vital success of the project as they need to have clear understanding for the project.

20.    What happens if/when a project manager has a low EQ?

The project manager is leader of the project if he/she has low EQ then they will ineffective in leading the project means unsuccessful project implementation.

1. Is EI important to commercial negotiation?

Yes, with strong EI one can easily put a strong hand for the commercial negotiation.

Can you explain the QLD Government advice:

22.    Is the QLD Government advice practical?

Yes, it is which recommends the negotiation should be according to correct procedures.

1. Surely the QLD Government advice will slow down the project?

Yes, if there advice was not implemented properly.

What do you gather from the YouTube videos:

1. Is there a difference between human negotiation and commercial negotiation?

The commercial negotiation can be come to with next to zero trust on either side, if the gatherings’ advantages (or senior administration) support the arrangement. The genuine beliefs of the mediators may not mean much with regards to seeking after, or not seeking after, the arrangement.

On the other hand, human negotiation skills are interaction between the individual via presentation and talking to each other in context of the projects.

1. What role does governance have in negotiation?

They provide the necessary protocols which are intent for the negotiation.

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3. Stressing territories of assention as opposed to regions of distinction; yielding one’s situation to the necessities of others to keep up congruity and connections.

This approach perceives the significance of expert connections to extend achievement. On long haul ventures, anything over fourteen days, continuing on and fortifying the undertaking group turns out to be imperative. All things considered, venture colleagues are always underscoring contrasts, gaining ground on the undertaking turns out to be extremely troublesome.

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Strategies incorporate detailing rules, formats, meeting standard procedures and systems, messaging rules basic leadership forms, critical thinking approaches, compromise methods, and main driver investigation. Correspondence is a two way road, and the PM needs to guarantee that movement streams openly in the two headings. Tuning in and watching non-verbal signs is at any rate as imperative as talking, and this features the need to really observe colleagues. Especially at dispatch, it’s a smart thought to get everybody together. Individual contact helps construct connections that grease up the stream of data.

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Any task faces deferrals and disturbances particularly the uber/complex activities of today, with numerous interfaces. Demonstrating delay as well as disturbance isn’t a simple undertaking and it is a tedious procedure particularly in the super/complex tasks with a huge number of exercises, loads of points of interest and interfaces with the contribution of numerous partners. The diverse strategies that are utilized to demonstrate delays, as clarified in industry guidelines and handbooks, are hypothetical and could be connected in the little straightforward ventures with few quantities of exercises yet similar techniques can’t without much of a stretch be connected on super/complex undertakings.

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Smoothing is additionally alluded to as pleasing or obliging style. In this approach, the territories of assention are underscored and the zones of difference are made light of. Clashes are not generally settled in the smoothing mode. A gathering may forfeit it’s own particular concerns or objectives keeping in mind the end goal to fulfill the worries or objectives of the other party.

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