Titles and Accountabilities

I have been having several conversations recently around the subjects of accountability vs. responsibility and titles vs. roles, specifically around who does what on a project and what they are really supposed to be doing. There were a lot of undercurrents in these conversations, but there are a few that are worth exploring as relevant to your effectiveness leading a project team. Keep these ideas in mind the next time you work with your team to determine who is doing what on your project.

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1 Comment to 'Titles and Accountabilities'

Bruce McGraw
December 20, 2009

This is a great post by Kent McDonald! I have also been concerned with all aspects of job titles for many years. I have watched another aspect creep into organizations – it is called “job title inflation.”

A friend of mine did a post on this at http://fearnoproject.com/2009/05/08/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name%e2%80%94job-title-inflation-hits-project-management/ and says “Depending on your company’s culture, job titles may be just a string of words that are basically irrelevant to the real world…”
Bruce