Organisational Culture Diversity.OCD in Project Management

Louise HardyCivil Engineer

Programme Manager & Executive Director

Obsessive Compulsive ‘Disorder’ ?

• Personality type for Project and Programme Managers ?• Focussed• Particular• Attention to detail• Getting it right• Looking ahead for problems, anticipating

Organic, environmental, cultural and social aspects that work against those PM traits

GLOBAL family

Mergers and acquisitions

Privatelimited

Public sector

charities

trusts

government

Small and local

•Organisation – structure, governance

•Culture – leadership, behaviours

•Diversity – openness, challenge

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EVOLVING

Family / Long establishedPositive traits• Slow evolution, robust• Stable, low attrition• Clear governance and procedure• Knows its identity and cultureChallenges• Entrenched• Slow to react to change• May struggle with innovation & diversity

STABLE & CONSISTENT

Locally based / trust or charity Positive traits• Consistency of size and market• Adaptable, agile• Close knit culture

Challenges• Rigor on process• Diversity?• Fragility

SHOPAHOLIC

Mergers and AcquisitionsPositive traits• Grows fast• Constant change• Often high on innovation and creativity• Diversity?Challenges• Schizophrenic culture• Governance and procedure consistency• High attrition and leadership changes

BIG & GLOBAL

Large multinationalPositive traits• Size and robustness• Implicitly good diversity• Multi cultural• Depth of expertiseChallenges• Single cultural identity• Governance and procedure consistency• Spreading the innovation and good practice• Communication

The leadership link…………………..