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"Understanding the Global Project Environment"

Course Duration: 2 Days

Course Credit: 15 PDU's®

Course Description

Managing projects on a global scale introduces many new complexities and variables that the project manager must be aware of and consider when managing the project. This course discusses these variables from a theoretical and from a practical application standpoint. Global project management discuss the cultural, ethical, emotional, technical, distance and travel related challenges that are present in a project that crosses international boundaries. Some of these factors also exist to varying levels in a project that simply crosses geographic boundaries. This course will be led by Wes Balakian founder and CEO of TSI. Wes is an experience program manager and a PMI component mentor. Wes has led numerous projects and programs in the global environment.

Who Should Attend the Course

Managers and project managers (new and experienced), and project team members manage or work on projects that have an international level of participation.

How You Will Benefit

Develop and enhance your global project management skills by being able to:

• Understand and manage your stakeholder relationships.
• Manage both client expectations and team expectations.
• Work effectively with different types of cultures and ethics.
• Effectively address difficult cultural, distance or travel situations.
• Understand when (and how) to say “no�? when it is required.
• Understand how to facilitate project communications in a global environment.
• Understand how to negotiate effectively with different cultures.
• Be able to identify issues and plan solutions for the global project.