Inter-Culture Project Management

Workshop Synopsis: Project Culture is probably one of the most important elements when executing a project. Especially if it comes to multinational projects this topics needs specific and conscious focus. Failing to understand the cultural environment of both territorial culture and corporate culture will lead to unnecessary delays of projects and cause a significant overrun of the budget. After the workshop the participants will have an inside knowledge regarding Project Culture, understand the pitfalls and how to avoid them and gain knowledge in the difference of Western and Asian Project Culture.

Workshop objectives – Learn and experience:

• Basic understanding and Roles
• Specialties of Intercultural Project Management
• Influence of culture into Project Management
• Avoidance of mistake prejudices
• Communication methods
• Team building
• Virtual teams

Workshop objectives – Learn and experience:

1. Introduction
2. “Pictures in your head” – exercise
3. Leading in Intercultural Project Management
4. Intercultural team work
5. Card game to experience Intercultural misunderstandings – exercise
6. Country profiles
7. Intercultural communication – exercise
8. Virtual meetings – exercise
9. Conflicts in Intercultural Project Management – exercise
10. Take always