Track I: Managing International Projects
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International Project Managers face dazzling challenges. They must recognize critical cultural differences, apply best project management practices, and translate both into the design and execution strategies that work in international projects. Successful project managers tailor team communication to expectations and preferences, initiate international projects effectively, master the virtual team challenges of distance, culture, and languages, and execute the right strategies to anticipate, prevent, and/or resolve conflicts.
If you manage or contribute to an international project or program, Managing International Projects will teach you the skills for success. Taught by instructors with extensive project and program management experience, this interactive workshop includes explanations, tools sets, and practice using case examples from a variety of industries and project settings.
Key Learning Areas:
- Recognizing key cultural differences that matter in an international project environment
- Communicating effectively across cultures in ways that build trust, develop a shared understanding and enable the exchange of accurate information and feedback
- Adapting leadership styles to the needs and expectations of team members from multiple cultures
- Leveraging specific cultural characteristics to speed up international projects and achieve high rates of success
- Planning, initiating and kicking-off international projects in ways that mitigate the risks inherent in working across differences in distance, language, and culture
- Executing international projects; monitoring progress; insuring fact-based decision making; maintaining a sense of one team
- Preventing conflict when possible, resolving it when necessary
Structure:
Day 1: Effective Collaboration in International Settings
Cultural Dimensions, cross-cultural communication, best practices in international project work
Day 2: Initiating International Projects
Project initiation, project planning, effective kick-off meetings, managing key stakeholders
Day 3: Managing Remotely and Preventing/Resolving Cross-Cultural Conflict
Project execution, project monitoring & controlling, conflict prevention and intervention
Contact:
To inquire about in-house offerings, or for any other questions, please call the UTD project management office at 972-883-2656 or e-mail us at info@managingprojectsacrossborders.com.
