According to the Wikipedia entry:

“The concept of Social Project Management emerged during 2008 when software tool suppliers … started to use the term to differentiate from traditional project management tools…”

It has to do with a shift from computer based scheduling to computer based collaboration.

In episode 45 of The Project Shrink Podcast I ask Mattias about this topic.

In March I gave this concept a shot:

“What might a conceptual model of Social Project Management look like? I choose to focus on culture and identity and their role in interaction and collaboration as mechanism for resilience in temporary tribes (like projects). Hence the prefix “social” to PM. “

There is also a Wikipedia entry available about “Social Project Management“.

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Bas de Baar helps people find ways to enjoy the diversity of human interaction in their organizations so that they can get out of their own way and achieve their goals. - Podcast #45. Social Project Management With ProjectPlace. is a post from: Project Shrink.

With large groups and a lot of time pressure you don’t always spend enough effort in communicating the overall perspective of the project. Too bad, because emphasizing the “bigger picture” helps stakeholders to keep in line and, if done properly, enhance motivation among the team (they wanna be part of something cool). Here are two tips to save you time and help you out in this department.

A. Use Doug DeCarlo’s Project Skinny

This is a 3-sentence “mission statement” for your project as introduced by Doug DeCarlo in his excellent book “Extreme Project Management“. Put it out for everyone to see. Put it on the first page of the project document templates.

• Sentence 1: Who will do what for whom?
• Sentence 2: When is the project considered to be finished?
• Sentence 3: What are Objectives of the end result?

B. Use a project management tool

… that generates a short summary that can be accessed by all stakeholders through the Internet or Intranet. It should at least provide a short summary of the goals. When using ProjectPlace.com you can offer a web page that describes the objective, scope and major deliverables, what is out of scope, and which milestones are roughly passed.

Paint the Bigger Picture. Keep it small. Keep it simple. And put it for everyone to see.

Bas de Baar helps people find ways to enjoy the diversity of human interaction in their organizations so that they can get out of their own way and achieve their goals. - Communicate The Bigger Picture is a post from: Project Shrink.