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Effective International Project Management

Goran Christiansson
It is great fun and really hard to work together effectively in international teams! Learn what worked (and what did not work) in real international projects, so that you can become more effective in your projects.

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About the Book

This book is about how to achieve constistent delivery (and avoid disaster).

The four core sections are

  • The Delivery - How to ensure a clear closure of your project. Deliver with a bang - don't sizzle and die.
  • The Team - How to build a world-class team of the guys you have.
  • The Matrix - Operating in the political force-field in international companies/organizations.
  • The Project Manager - Which project is the right project for you? Zooming in on value alignment and choices.

The project management principles are illustrated with real-life stories from projects all over the world. You get to hear about the leadership collisions in Moscow, the secretive engineer in Shanghai and the surprising request to "Eat less cakes!".

In the book you also find interviews with world-leading international project leaders from different industries, sharing their best tips.

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Goran Christiansson

Goran Christiansson is helping to build a sustainable civilization. Goran is building on the permaculture principles to meet human needs while improving ecosystem health.

There are many challenges to address, in technological, environmental and social domains.

Trained as an engineer, Goran has developed technologies for wind turbines, electric cars and improved efficiency of machines. He got his PhD at Delft University of Technology, developing human-support robotic systems.

Currently Goran is planting a forest food garden in Soest, The Netherlands.

Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction

  1. The Fantastic Feeling of Delivery
  2. Project Pitfalls
  3. Your Value Base
  4. Reader’s Guide
  5. Example Stories
  6. Privacy and Names
  7. Additional Material

The Delivery

  1. Done!
  2. Project Shanghai: Delivery
  3. … or not done?
  4. The Project that Never Ended
  5. Delivery Package
  6. Official Style as Quality Indicator
  7. What’s in the delivery? Was this what we agreed on?
  8. Fabulous Scoping to get Funding
  9. 250,000 Dollars Project Delivering Nothing
  10. False Progress
  11. Project Eagle: The missing “why?”
  12. Celebrate
  13. What’s left - Sustainable Value

The Team

  1. Your Team - the Ones who Make it Happen
  2. Get the Right People on the Bus
  3. Chris’ Tips: How to build trust
  4. Communication is Critical
  5. Cross-Cultural Confusion
  6. Just Say Yes or No!
  7. Exercise - Team Directness
  8. Chris’ Tips: How to use diversity for innovation
  9. Culture and Teams
  10. The Seductive Allure of Secrets
  11. Culture and Symbols
  12. Red Flag!
  13. Language Barrier
  14. The Dutchman and the Russian
  15. Physical Distance
  16. Wiki for Team Information Sharing
  17. Motivation
  18. Of Course I Trust You, but…
  19. Multisite Nightmares
  20. China-India Project - Meeting for Momentum
  21. Experience Box - Chris Ancona - “Top Three Tips”

The Matrix

  1. The Force Field
  2. The Formal Organization - Governance
  3. More Chiefs than Indians
  4. The Informal Organization - The Invisible Power Structures
  5. Chris’ Tips: How to remove blockers
  6. Deviations and Decisions
  7. Steering Committee Meetings
  8. Your Influence
  9. Change of Plan - Develop Precision Components
  10. Commitment and Ownership
  11. China Mystique - Happy Year of the Rabbit
  12. Perception of Time
  13. Reconciliating Flexible and Structured Approaches
  14. Conflicts of Interest
  15. Chris and the “Career Killer” Project
  16. Visibility
  17. Too many Cakes!
  18. Experience Box: Four Tips from Cecile

The Project Leader

  1. The Right Project for You
  2. Why do You Run Projects?
  3. Why do You want to Lead Projects?
  4. Your Needs vs. Company Needs
  5. Misalignment gives Mediocrity
  6. Developing Sensors that Nobody Needs
  7. Organizational Alignment - Are You at the Right Place?
  8. Deliver to Spec - Then Sell Extra-Hours
  9. Build Value Alignment - Start with Your Boss
  10. Great Boss, What can I do for You?
  11. Challenge and Grow
  12. Organizational culture and feedback
  13. Experience Box - Nils Helander - “Focus on the Facts”

Conclusions

  1. The Challenge
  2. You Proact
  3. Next Steps

Tools and Templates

  1. Team Tools
  2. How do you feel today?
  3. Planning Tools
  4. Why do you need a Project Plan?
  5. Meeting Templates
  6. Stakeholder Map

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