establishing and managing multinational project teams

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Establishing and Managing Multinational Project Teams

Contact – Collaboration – Co-ordination14 July 2004

Overview of Presentation

Introduction

Establishing teams

Objectives and planning

Carrying out the plan

Introduction

Working with diverse teams

Diversity is both a strength and a weakness

Examples from Southern and Eastern Africa, Middle East and the Former Soviet Union

COMESA

Jordan Projects

Belgian Contractors

Heathside

Companies

Jordan

Project

Mgrs

EU Delegation

Russia - Before

Russia - After

Establishing the Team

Choosing the team members

Communicating with the team members

Getting the team together

Objectives and Planning

Conflicting agendas

Holidays and religious observances

Time differences and weekends

Carrying Out the Plan

Language and translation

Regulations and bureaucracy

Issues of gender

Reviewing the Outcomes

Knowing what happened

Always keep copies of everything (attendance records, assessment etc)

Getting together to review

Conclusions

It’s all about people and communications

It’s about understanding the differences and making them work for your team

It’s good fun – but not for the faint-hearted

Thankyou for Your Attention

Kate McCormick

Heathside Information Services Ltd

kate@heathside.com