“Playing” communication – Configuration Item Management Register

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This document describes the logic of the process of storing any project’s product. The process of storing is mainly focused on the availability of the correct item. Therefore, this information is apt to understand both its readiness and the organizational aspects that produced it.

“Playing” communication

There is an excellent post about the utter importance of communication within complex projects. Starting from a technical scenario, Lev points out the biggest mistake for a manager who forgot the importance of leadership.

Keeping information flowing

Management is based on an efficient and efficacious collection of data about the production (e.g. when, who, what etc.); however, the persons are still at the core of the process. They need to meet for creating a common ground where the system will be built. This lattice is made of shared expressions (where the cultural barriers – just a different department – could be used as components instead of obstacles).

Leadership is always about a bi-directional communication. Very often the leader has to step aside, once the conversation has started; his/her presence has the scope of facilitating the exchanging and – why not – bartering of information. Bigger are the bulwark, deeper the trenches, stronger shall be the determination to use the available power. It usually starts with setting the meeting and looking for the respect of the agenda. There are infinite “good reasons” for avoiding “inter-communal” meetings; this is the place where the manager with his/her set of useful information, and the leader armed with his/her panoply of tools meet with the aim of creating collaboration.

Playing by ear

Any project has its own rhythm. It is the sum of personalities that makes the humming on which everyone can find his/her own tune. It is always a question of timing. Being closed in our offices does not allow us to feel any variation of the current humming.  The “Managing by wandering around” offers an excellent tool for tuning the system. Calendars and clocks are set for telling us which is the standard time; however, we live on a biological time that can only be measured with a lot of sensitivity. Leadership is about helping to “synchronizing” these times.