Managing Global Projects

Learn how to minimise risk inherent in global projects.

Course Overview

Global trends are reshaping business practices, and driving the need for ‘borderless’ global project management that cuts across organisational and national borders. Global projects throw up unique obstacles and the financial risks and implications of a global project can be immense. During this course, you will learn how to approach complex global management issues and minimise the risks inherent in doing business in the worldwide business place. You will also look at how to initiate, plan, implement, control and close global projects, and apply your knowledge in the workplace.

Course Topics

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1. Overview of Global Project Management
   1. Characteristics of global projects
   2. Global project management challenges
   3. Global project manager skills
2. Preparing for a Global Project
   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 Challenges in 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. Politics, Culture and Law
   1. Political, social, economic, infrastructure, legal and industry-specific considerations
   2. Boycotts and business ethics
   3. Negotiation norms and styles
   4. Business and cultural etiquette
5. Avoiding Pitfalls in Global Projects
   1. Joint ventures and strategic alliances
   2. Procurement challenges
   3. Quality assurance
   4. Industry specific challenges
6. Keeping Global Projects under Control
   1. Scope verification
   2. Change control
   3. Quality control
   4. Procurement control
7. Closing a Global Project
   1. Closing out a global project
   2. Challenges of financial and administrative closeout of a global project
   3. Repatriation challenges
   4. Documenting lessons learned