International Project Management

Overview International Project Management is becoming the norm. Cross-cultural contact is increasing, creating a greater potential for both conflict and cooperation. Given the rapidly changing environment, the ability to relate to all types of people is an essential skill for project managers. This program focuses on results-oriented collaboration and communication with individuals and organizations from different countries. Going beyond the generic call for tolerance, this program delves deeply into barriers to effective international project management, and provides strategies for building productive working relationships.

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Learning Objectives
We combined our hands-on experience leading high performing international project teams, and the latest research, to create this interactive workshop, where you will:

• Develop cross-cultural intelligence
• Understand how international boundaries impact today’s work environment – for both co-located and virtual work teams
• Acknowledge barriers to effective international communication
• Become aware of one’s own cultural viewpoints and norms and how they impact perspective and collaboration
• Identify key issues, competencies and best practices to help build effective relationships across geographic boundaries
• Special section on international non-verbal communication with a region-by-region “cheat sheet”
  

Benefits
By using the take-away skills from this course, you will be able to immediately:

• Communicate effectively with your cross-cultural team
• Capture diverse perspectives to create project success
• Increase your awareness of cultural issues
• Positively impact your project success and personal growth
  

Course Overview - 8 PDUs
Our experienced experts will lead you through our “world piece” model, giving you the four “pieces” required to succeed in international project management:

Step 1: Understand
Knowledge is key to cross-cultural international project management. Roeder Consulting will share foundational learnings about the differences you can expect.

Step 2: Accept
Learn techniques to foster acceptance of the team’s differences.

Step 3: Communicate
Learn how to understand and be understood, even when there are geographic, language, and cultural barriers. .

Step 4: Excel
Harness the power of your team’s diverse skill set to deliver extraordinary project results.