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PM Network
Digital Downside
Today's hyper-digital working environment makes it easier than ever for project managers to work with teams across the globe. Cloud-based platforms offering integrated project and portfolio…
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PM Network
Meetings That Matter
PM Network asks the project management community: How do you ensure attendance and full engagement at project meetings?
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Project Management Journal
Project Networks—an Important—but Still Under-Researched Topic in Project Management Research
We are living in an interconnected world and this has clear implications for project management. A recent trend study from Schoper, Gemünden, and Nguyen (2016) showed that experienced practitioners…
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The importance of culture when managing international projects
The challenges in managing a globally dispersed project team are many. Not only must project managers develop strategies that enable team members to communicate and collaborate, they must also…
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Globalization
As more organizations extend their reach globally, more project managers are leading project teams composed of individuals from different cultures. This paper examines the complexities involved in…
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Intercultural communication in global business
The Internet and advanced technology now enables organizations and individuals to communicate worldwide and collaborate globally. But to successfully communicate across borders, organizations and…
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PM Network
Cross-cultural collaboration
As more organizations expand their operations and relationships to compete globally, as they strive to obtain opportunities for work in countries much different than their own or outsource their…
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"The making of..." the new Spanish (Castilian) edition of the PMBOK guide
One popular form of documentary filmmaking is the behind-the-scenes story reporting on the making of a particular accomplishment. In doing so, these films often convey to their audience the lessons…
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Project management marries collaboration--a new technology for distributed project teams
For various reasons, including globalization, business mergers and acquisitions, and the economics of outsourcing, we are increasingly working with virtual strangers. Forrester predicts, for example…
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Crossing oceans and firewalls
Working interdependently with people we may never meet is the new reality in the 21st century workplace. Our geographically dispersed "virtual" teams are challenged by issues such as distance, time…
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