Traction Gr

[Matthias Briggs]

A tractor is something that pulls something else. We usually use the word for a piece of farm machinery, but it's also the name of the part of a big truck that includes the engine and the cab. Tractors get terrific traction, because of their powerful engines and the deep ridges on their huge wheels. A cross-country skier needs traction to kick herself forward, but doesn't want it to slow her down when she's gliding, so the bottom of the skis may have a "fish-scale" surface that permits both of these at the same time.

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Skeletal traction involves placing a pin, wire, or screw in the fractured bone. After one of these devices has been inserted, weights are attached to it so the bone can be pulled into the correct position. This type of surgery may be done using a general, spinal, or local anesthetic to keep you from feeling pain during the procedure.

Skin traction is far less invasive than skeletal traction. It involves applying splints, bandages, or adhesive tapes to the skin directly below the fracture. Once the material has been applied, weights are fastened to it. The affected body part is then pulled into the right position using a pulley system attached to the hospital bed.

Cervical traction might be used in two different situations. First, it may be done to gently stretch the neck muscles so muscle spasms can be relieved or prevented. It may also be performed to immobilize the spine after a neck injury.

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I am having a really hard time getting any traction on this project. Action items I get her to commit to either fall thru the cracks, remain in hers or the developer's work queue for days without update or get delivered half complete or incorrectly.

I called my counterpart to get a feel for the situation and she told me flat out "I am the problem". Trying to keep a neutral and positive attitude, I told her that my goal is to get this done for the company's benefit and I will do my best to help her get anything she needs to get the work done.

In spite of that, nothing has changed. I understand that her group is understaffed but that should be an "excuse" for failing to deliver. My weekly status reports to her are ignored. And my boss's attitude is "figure it out".

"Action items I get her to commit to...." There is a lot that goes into getting a project underway when using shared resources where the PM has very limited authority and control over necessary staff to get this done. One of the biggest sort of enablers to help get the team onboard and committed is to get them involved in a very real way in the planning of the work. If they helped plan it, helped estimate it, designed how things would get done, were part of creating the rules of engagement, roles, responsibilities, etc., then buy-in is much much much more likely. The sentence I captured in quotes indicates/implies a separation between you and the rest of the team. Notwithstanding she "committed" to the action items, I question the the degree of commitment. It could be more, I'll say what you want to hear so you'll get out of my office.

Go back to the drawing board, pull your team in, and get them involved in a real way. It'll be a first step towards teaming with a sense of collective success and collective failure. Without that, you're spinning your wheels.

Your boss' attitude is very interesting, because in my opinion he is one of the key player in this case. He should help you to learn how to handle similar situations since you are new in this position. Can you talk to him face to face and discuss this?

Anyway, I would use assertive communication if were you. Organize a meeting with your boss and counterpart and express your concerns, and ask them for their help. Tell them that you feel that the project will fail if we continue like this and you together should share responsibility for the project. Prepare for the discussion and try to keep them in the meeting until a decision is made which satisfies your needs.

Unfortunately, these situations happen all the time mostly with remote projects. There are different agendas you might not know and even if you try everything, nothing will happen. Making these agendas disappear you need a help from higher management.

In my experience working on cross-team projects, I've found that things get done much faster when an actual cross-functional team is formed. The cross-functional team could consist of members of your team and members of the other team. Perhaps you could even get them to sit together in the same office part of the day. If the teams are remote, a Google Hangout may help bring the people together.

However, keep in mind that even as a cross-functional team, you won't have formal authority, and as a PM you'll have to work on building the personal relationships necessary to lead the team to success.

When working with people in other departments, it's generally better to get things done with their support rather than going over their heads. Find out what your counterpart's incentives are, and how this project can help or hurt them, and relate the action items to these incentives in the language of her department. Until you do this, you can't assume that she is incompetent or just being difficult.

First decide if the bigger issue is just attitude, or if it's competence too. If it's only attitude, you can win by being hyper-organized, keeping everything agreed to in meetings notes and an easy to understand spreadsheet. Copy her boss and yours on everything. If need be, copy the junior-most person with joint responsibility for your departments too. The attitude may not change, but the follow-through will. She won't be happy, but the work will get done.

If competence is an issue, it's tougher. And I mean "Competence that training can't solve." Here you have talk her management (possibly through yours) into finding someone who can do the work (possibly an external?). It could mean you have to do her side yourself. Ideally people get fired for incompetence, but that's probably beyond the task at hand.

If this fails, then you have to be very careful about escalating. Especially true in a politically charged environment like you describe. When escalating you need to focus on the facts and the behaviours. You also need consistency. This is done through clear, consistent reporting. You don't go to senior management just when you're red, you have to have a communication dialogue in place. And this dialogue needs to show clear accountability.

Example: A few years back I was working to get a global support team ready for the launch of the companies biggest deployment ever. This required working across a half dozen support teams as well as an equal number of external teams including IT and Finance. The possibility for train wrecks was extreme.

I put together a weekly status report that called out all the major deliverables. This report included the major deliverables, the major dependancies, the current status, a trend arrow on risk and, most importantly, who is responsible.

Factual, regular, and consistent reporting up meant that everyone knew it I wasn't throwing anyone under the bus. When IT failed to deliver a key component, everyone knew before they failed it was in trouble.

Traction control is most effective when accelerating from a stopped or slowed position, or when trying to accelerate up a slippery hill. This feature provides a lot of benefits to drivers, from making driving smoother to helping them stay in control of the car on icy roads or during rainy weather.

You should leave your traction control at all times so that you can benefit from this important safety feature. However, in very rare circumstances, you may need to turn the traction control off temporarily. These include the following:

Translational traction refers to the traction that resists the shoe's sliding across the surface. For the athlete, high translational traction equates to the shoe gripping the surface and low translational traction means the shoe tends to slip.

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