Managing Global Projects Course information Duration: 3 days PDUs: 22.5 Course Fee: £1595 excl. VAT €2295 excl. VAT Related links     Ask a question about this course     Download description   Register for a course 2-4 Jun 08 29-31 Oct 08

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Learn 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

Course Synopsis

Global trends are reshaping the competitive dimensions in the world and are driving the need for increased use of “borderless,” or global, project management. The management of the global projects cuts across organisational and national borders. To be successful, project managers must be prepared to overcome a unique set of obstacles. Special challenges arise from differences in cultures, tradition, values, philosophies and languages of the project partners. In addition, attitudes of the project team in each of the partner organisations take on added importance. The financial risks and implications of the project can be immense, extending far beyond the financial capabilities of any one partner operating independently. Competition in the global marketplace is becoming dependent on using consistent organisational processes throughout the global community.

In Managing Global Projects, you’ll learn how to systematically approach these complex global management issues as well as how to minimise the risks inherent in doing business in the worldwide marketplace. Through an interactive case study based upon real-world scenarios, you’ll experience what it really takes to manage a typical global project. You’ll develop an understanding of the many unique problems inherent in managing a global project and explore ways to solve them. The case study and exercises provide a clear roadmap for initiating, planning, implementing, controlling and successfully closing out a global project. You will also get numerous tips, templates and tools that you can apply to any of your global efforts.

Participants will receive a copy of the handbook "Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: How to Do Business in Sixty Countries" by Morrison/Conaway/Borden.

Reminder: Participants should already have an understanding of project management tools and techniques.

Course Topics

1. Overview of Global Project Management
   1. Characteristics of global projects
   2. Global project management challenges
   3. Global project manager skills
2. Initiating Global Projects
   1. Identifying global business opportunities
   2. Criteria for selecting a global project
   3. Global risks and threats
   4. Conducting a pre-project country study
3. Planning Global Projects
   1. Defining global project requirements and scope
   2. The Global Scope Management Plan
   3. The Staffing Management Plan and the project team
   4. Risk management planning for globally dispersed projects
4. Implementing Global Projects
   1. Political, social, economic, infrastructure, legal and industry-specific considerations
   2. Joint ventures and strategic alliances
   3. Negotiation norms and styles
   4. Intellectual property rights and laws
   5. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
5. Controlling Global Projects
   1. Complexity factors in controlling global projects
   2. Characteristics of an effective project control system
   3. Organisational considerations for controlling projects across multiple countries
   4. Schedule, cost and quality control in global projects
6. Closing Global Projects
   1. Closing out a global project
   2. Challenges of financial and administrative closeout of a global project
   3. Repatriation challenges
   4. Documenting lessons learned

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