2010 Summer Themes

Global Project Management

What are the best ways to build trust on a global project?

On Global Projects, Dis-located teams and cultural gaps cause poor communication. Poor communication causes ambiguous incomplete requirements specifications. The impacts are Mis-trust and failure to meet expectations? PMBOK Café Global Project Management workshop offers participants the opportunity to learn how to facilitate trust building on their projects. The Café uses lecture, discussion and team building activities among Global Project Management peers.

Stakeholder Management

How to manage multi-cultural Global Project Teams?

Projects are about people. Identification of the stakeholders, understanding their requirements and setting their expectations is challenging on global projects separated by location and time. A Global project challenge is to harmonize cultural differences; for example explicit written formal project documents and tacit verbal informal shared value project management. This café will explore the, techniques to asses various cultures communication preferences, how to have effective communication between cultures and what is the best way to influence stakeholders using soft skills. The Café uses lecture, discussion and team building activities among Global Project Management peers.

Japanese Best Practice

How to narrow the gap between PMBOK methodology and Japanese Practice?

Performing Projects in a Japanese Environment is somewhat different. It is true that many people in Japan hold the PMP credential and have knowledge of the PMBOK methodology. But it is also true that the many Japanese people report that in their organizations they do not use the PMBOK methodology. This café will explore the differences between Japanese practice and PMBOK practice. Participants will discuss their experiences with each other and combine their ideas to create new insights into performing Project Management in Japan. The goal of the café is by understanding the differences between the two respected ways of managing a project we can offer solutions to improve our performance of Project Management.

Risk Policy

How to Manage Global Risks effectively?

Global Project face unique risks, for example; political, economic, market, competitive and technological risks and project management methodology risk.  How can we identify and manage these global risks? The goal of the Fourth PMBOK Cafe workshop is to explore the Global Project Risks. What are the top Risks? If these Risks happen what will be the effect? What can we do to manage these Risks? We will also focus on what are the Risks to our Project Management Methodologies? What can we do to improve our Schedule and Cost Risks on our global projects?

The Marketing School of Project Management

How to promote and sell good Project Management in Organizations

Marketing and Selling the Project to Senior Stakeholders.” The first phase of Planning “Collect Requirements” is a critical time when stakeholder influence is the highest. Project Managers must quickly access whom on a project needs access to information propose a solution that solves a problem and adds value to the organization. This café will explore how to “Market” good project management to senior stakeholders, Management, Sponsors, Project Management Offices, etc.. How to “Market” that good project management is aligned with the Organizations Objectives and it will solve problems and provide solutions to customers.