Early in May, Dan Pontefract of TrainingWreck wrote the post “The Holy Trinity: Leadership Framework, Learning 2.0 & Enterprise 2.0.” In this post, he discussed how different teams within organizations are thinking and acting in completely different ways when it comes to social media, social networking and utilizing these techniques within the enterprise. He suggests that when all business teams come together and agree on learning the best social tools to network internally, as well as take leadership in their organization, they will create a successful culture of collaboration.

The culture of collaboration is the result of the Holy Culture Trinity (updated leadership framework, learning 2.0 and enterprise 2.0) which is a more thoughtful way of ensuring organizational success.

For me, effective collaboration is going to be a huge factor in determining the success of the business and the business team. And team collaboration fits in so well with project management practices that they can be thought of as one overall effective approach for improving the team as a whole.

But can project management fit into this above-mentioned Holy Trinity?

If you look closely, project management is already there, in each portion of the Trinity.


  • Updated Leadership Framework - By being more connected as individuals and teams, the leadership can improve their structure by being more involved in all aspects of project management, from brainstorming and project planning to task execution and reviewing final results.
  • Learning 2.0 - Always be aware of the latest developments in project management processes, techniques and tools - and share this information with your team. Create an online forum or internal wiki to share updated information to keep everyone in the loop to benefit their project management skills.
  • Enterprise 2.0 - By increasing the amount of, and process of, communications in your business, you’ll be able to collaborate on all aspects of project management and task execution. Find those 2.0 online tools that help facilitate communication and collaboration in your team for a better project management process.