Team Evaluation

During the progress review, how might the project manager asses the contribution of each member of the project team?
Assessing each member's contribution is important because people who take on extra responsibilities want to be noticed for their efforts. Although it may not be directly said, having some sort of recognition for their work makes people feel valued, and this goes back to job satisfaction. A project manager can use a variety of methods to asses a member's contribution but ince the question is about individual contributions, Peer Evalutions will help the project manager learn how team members interacted with each other during the project's life cycles.

The expectations people have when they work together are absolutely different than in informal settings. Peer evaluations will give inside knowledge as to how other members viewed the individual's committment to the project, prioritizing and organizational skills, collaborative efforts, and reliability. Since projects mean relying on others to achieve a single goal, developing trust and respect is important for meeting deadlines, budgets, and quality. While there should be other assessments used when evaluating an individual's contributions, peer reviews are often tell-tale signs of how that individual will positively or negatively affect future projects.