Project Management Coaches - Using the GROW Model for Teams (2)

G - Establish the Goal

Project management coaches should open the dialogue with their team members and ask pointed questions to define goals and objectives. All members should agree on the goals or desired outcomes, ensuring each is specific, realistic and can be measured. As a coach, ask pointed questions such as identifying the motivation behind the goal, recognizing when the goal has been achieved and all members should agree on the objectives. It is important that the coach ask rather than tell.

R - Examine the Current Reality

This is the step in the model where project management coaches and team members examine the current landscape. This is the starting point to achieving the established goal because it forces the team members to take a realistic look at where they are, so it is extremely important that it be carried out completely. The coach should ask questions such as "What is happening now?" "Is the goal realistic?" "Have others achieved this goal?" This should open the floor for self assessments and examine assumptions as well as established facts.

O - Explore the Options

Once team members have investigated their current reality, it is time to move on to the next step which is delving into the possibilities - the options. This is the time to identify all of the possible options that are available for solving the problem and achieving the set goals. This is a good time to open up dialogue about the process that is necessary to achieve the set goals. Project management coaches can facilitate a round table discussion involving all of the team members as they arrive at a solution. During this time you need to make sure that you cover the full range of options as well as ensure that choices are made.

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