International Project Management
This book provides specific guidelines for achieving greater project success and addresses a need for modern techniques in project management geared and suited to international projects.
TABLE OF CONTENTS International Project Management
Part IV: Issues in Global Projects
Chapter List
- Chapter 14: Project Issues
- Chapter 15: Business Issues
- Chapter 16: Management Issues
- Chapter 17: External Issues
Introduction
This part of the book addresses a variety of issues and opportunities that are likely to be encountered in your international projects. For each issue the following are discussed:
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Impact, if the issue is not addressed. This reveals the effects and importance of the issue.
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Prevention. Guidance is given for heading off the issue.
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Action. Specific action items are provided to deal with the issue.
Project issues are those that occur after the project is started. A key lesson learned here is that you should anticipate that some of these issues will likely occur.
Issues
Issue: Individuals In A Country Are Pulled Away From Work On The Project Due To Local Needs
Many projects are initiated without sufficient communications with the locations that will undertake the work. The work then begins. People are assigned to the project by local management. Then they are pulled off of the project due to emergencies or other high-priority local work.
Impact
The effect of this is that the project suffers from the lack of team members. However, there are other potential impacts. First, the project leader may not be informed that a person has been pulled off. Maybe, it was felt to be temporary. The project leader was not on top of what the team members were working on. Second, the effect can cascade if people in different locations are removed from the project.
Prevention
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