What is KOAN-PM (KOAN Project Management Inventory)?
The KOAN-PM is the very first competency on-line instrument in the field of project management that is not based in the Self-Image of the project manager/team member but on their deeper personality. This maked it possibble to predicts the behavior and competencies on a very accurate way and determinig developmental needs of project managers/ team members.
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Knowing the competencies of your Project Managers is of strategic value for your organization? Is important to have project managers with right competencies and KOAN-PM can help you with identifiing people who have them. |
| O | On which Project Manager could you rely on to finish difficult tasks? If you don´t know, Koan-PM can help you. |
| A | Are ambitions of project managers in sync with the project management needs? KOAN-PM can bring you answer on this question. |
| N | Nominating the best Project Manager for challenging projects is difficult for you? KOAN-PM can help you with choosing the right person. |
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Plan to create a training strategy to stretch Project Managers potential? KOAN-PM can help you identify areas of training. |
| M | Manpower optimisation is essential to you for the success of complex projects? KOAN-PM can help you during optimisation process.
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Koan-PM can help you identify and measure behaviour and competencies of your Project Managers?
Why use this on-line competency instrument for measuring Project Managers/team members´behaviour and competencies?
Almost all existing questionnaires for project management are conceptual by nature. This means that the questionnaire consist of very transparent items. Project managers filling out these questionnaires understand easily what the item is intended to measure. As a consequence, this questionnaires measure one´s self-image rather then the real personality. It also makes it easy for project managers/ team members to direct the results the way they want to be perceived or they believe one should be for a certain position.
During 7 years creating the Koan-PM experts intended to develop the most accurate predictor of the true competencies of a project manager. To reach this goal they used an empirical approach. Of all the existing research methods for personality & competency tools, this is the strongest research method leading to the highest prediction and the least vulnerable on cultural differences but at the same time it also is the most exhaustive approach, putting a high demand on the quality of the data gathering. This method helps to reveal these items that have no obvious relationship with the researched concepts but that do have a strong predictive relationship in reality. The project manager/ team member filling in the questionnaire has thus no idea what exactly is measured by a specific items which makes it utmost difficult to direct the answers towards a clear goal. The result is a strong prediction of the personality, competencies and work style of the concerned project manager/ team member.
What you gain?
The KOAN-PM report consist of two parts:
The first part is a very extensive and detailed description of the work style of a manager, during the four project phases:
- Initiating/Starting up a project
- Definition/Planning/Directing a project
- Executing the project/Controlling a stage and Managing a stage boundary
- Embedding/Closing the project and learning
Name of each phase depends on which project methodology you use - f.e. PMI, PRINCE2...).
At the end of the description of each phase, on overview is given of the strengths and limitation of the concerned project manager, verbalized in short and powerful statements.
The second part consist of a figure-based evaluation of the scores on 8 competencies:
- Respecting and commanding respect
- Developing support
- Creating involvment
- Result-orientation
- Creating clarity
- Managing information and maintaining control
- Organizational orientation
- Self-confidence and flexibility
Each competence is broken down in 8 very concrete and different behaviors for every competence.
On each of the behaviors a score is given that indicates whether this behavior represents an obstacle for success, development point, a positive characteristic up to a distinctive quality.
How you can apply the results on KOAN-PM report:
1. As a clarifying report for self-assessment: the Project Manager obtains a concise, eloquent and well-grounded insight into his Strengths and Area´s of Development (hard and soft skills). This helps him focus on areas that he still needs to work on, thereby reinforcing strength as well as eliminating an obstacle. For improvement project managers hard skills we offer PRINCE2 , PMI , IPMA training and for improvement their soft skills we offer communication and coaching trainings.
2. As preparation for training:
For the Individual:
The textual part helps the participant to prepare and to verbalise things better. An important advantage of having the "data of measurement" is that the participant starts the training with an icreased level of self-insight. This way, one has a better view on the effective use of one´s energy at a professional level.
For the Trainer:
The competency model can be used as a measure that helps to map strengths and weaknesses of the participants. The trainer can work with subgroups that share the same strengths or limitations. Or work with subgroups where the extremes meet each other.
3. As support for selection, internal promotion or setting up project groups:
During an assessment, the candidate can be given the document for reading as an introduction for an open dialogue. By revealing the information,the ownership is shared with the candidate and all elements get debatable. The candidate also gets a way better insight into why he is or is not the right candidate.
4. As basis for formulating development questions:
The instrument can serve as framework for making choices on developmental goals. The competencies can be used as questions to be asked to the professional environment during a 360o (PM 360o) feedback cycle. The result can be compared with the personal scores in order to compare one´s own potential (the being) with the perceived bahaviour (the doing). This way, one has a better view on his effective professional energy balance.
Language version of KOAN-PM questionnaire:
We can offer you Slovak, English, German, French and Dutch version of on-line KOAN-PM questionnaire.
Price
On-line access to KOAN-PM questionnaire for one person: 100 Eur + VAT.
Electronical form KOAN-PM report which will be send to participant after fulfillment of questionnaire and e-mail support from us are included in this price.
KOAN-PM, as well as PM 360° is realized in cooperation with our Belgium business partner consultants, which services you can use.
Coach from our company can help you with understanding of KOAN-PM report´s results as well you can use your internal consultants or coaches for KOAN-PM and PM 360° result´s interpretation. Prices for consultancy services are negotiated individually.
For more information:
please contact: Monika Ondeková, Sales and Operations Director, ondekova@potifob.com, Mobil: +421 949 218 061
or one of our offices:
Continental Europe office: tel. +421-2-4524 1000
UK office: tel. +44-20-719 33 840
