Informal Projects Management with Volunteers Participation

12 May Informal Projects Management with Volunteers Participation

By Marek Wirkus

October 2012

Abstract
The article briefly presents some experiences and results of research which has been conducted in order to identify key elements influencing the success of projects managed in informal way with volunteers’ participation. These experiences were collected during the realization of several “soft” projects.  The general aims of these projects were sports competitions’ organisation, cultural events and charity projects for big groups of people. Within research of project management, the following issues were discussed: the project area of activity and function possible to make by volunteers, the rules of volunteers employment in project, factors describing key elements influencing the success of projects including: the trust as the base of informal projects management, wide-understand communication, cooperation and team work. Project risk, reporting and controls of project execution and the role and element of project culture as elements influenced on project success are also discussed.