Project Management

Project Management in the International Arena

This course will deal with the complex and ever-expanding needs of organizations to understand and work in the international arena. During the session we will cover cultural differences as well as identified strategies to deal with them.  Participants in this course will also learn to better understand how to deal with multiple times zones and juggling of multiple priorities within the organization. Discussions will include strategies to take when working in a completely virtual environment - not just how to get the work done but how to continue to foster understanding as well as growth within a diverse team.

Overview: 1 day with 7 PDUs

How attendees will benefit:

• Learn how to approach complex global management issues
• Minimize the risks inherent in doing business in the worldwide marketplace
• Develop an understanding of the many unique problems inherent in managing a global project and exploring ways to solve them
• Gather numerous tips, templates and tools that can be applied to global efforts.
• Follow-the-sun planning

This program will show you how to:

• Distinguish the unique characteristics of a "borderless," or global, project effort.
• Identify the elements of a global project plan needed to lay the foundation for success in dealing with the challenges inherent in global projects.
• Incorporate global project environmental factors into your risk management plan.
• Systematically approach and address the unique issues surrounding the  management of global projects.

Some of the topics to be covered:

• Overview of Global Project Management
• Preparing for a Global Project
• Planning Challenges in Global Projects
• Politics, Culture and Law
• Avoiding Pitfalls in Global Projects
• Keeping Global Projects Under Control
• Closing a Global Project

Who should attend?

Experienced Project Managers from both the private and public sectors that have been assigned project responsibility. Managers and executives with responsibility for diverse projects such as construction, computer and high technology, medical and pharmaceutical, mergers and acquisitions, strategic and long range organizational planning, and reengineering projects.

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