Global Project Management: Communication, Collaboration and Management Across BordersGlobal Project Management describes how to adapt your organisation and your projects to thrive in business environments which require distributed skills, around-the-clock operations and virtual team environments. The book goes beyond simple recommendations on collaborative tools, to suggest the development of best practices on cross-cultural team management and global communication, recommend organisational changes and project structures, and propose alternatives for the implementation of the new practices and methods. Filled with real-life examples and techniques, the book illustrates how to apply the recommendations as part of the successful management of any global project. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
GLOBAL TEAMS | 21 |
GLOBAL COMMUNICATION | 79 |
GLOBAL ORGANISATIONS | 129 |
IMPLEMENTATION OF COLLABORATIVE TOOLS | 181 |
ADOPTION OF COLLABORATIVE TOOLS | 217 |
IMPLEMENTING THE GLOBAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK174 | 249 |
Coda | 267 |
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations | 269 |
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Other editions - View all
Global Project Management: Communication, Collaboration and Management ... Jean Binder Limited preview - 2016 |
Global Project Management: Communication, Collaboration and Management ... Mr Jean Binder Limited preview - 2012 |
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