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What is the Role of ‘Project Chemistry’ in Enhancing Team Success and Project Outcomes?

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Oct 09, 2015
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The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual project stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.

Nicolini (2002) Theoretical Framework Asserted That Good Project Chemistry Enhances the Operation of Project Teams, Quality of the Final Product Allowing the Early Detection of Problems

Project chemistry was said to be a good motivator helping team members to work well together, make more effective use of resources, and promote a less defensive system of bureaucracy. The notion of good project chemistry was said to actually bind people together making them feel secure and able to contribute and reduce team attrition rates.

Is Something Special That Happens When the Right People and the Right Conditions Apply” (Nicolini, 2002)

A project with good project chemistry is described as being likely to have close social relations between team members, a friendly and open environment, a low level of confli…

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