When you need to send your people overseas for extended expat project deployments, how do you pick the right ones? Much of the early part of my career was spent... read more →
I am delighted to say that I have had an article published in ICCPM Connect, the quarterly journal of the International Centre for Complex Project Management. In the article, which you... read more →
Something which comes up quite frequently in discussions I have with colleagues, particularly those new to working in virtual teams, is whether there is a protocol for establishing contact at... read more →
Often, during the process of initiating new projects, it seems that agreed budgets come under pressure. This occurs particularly when the newly appointed project manager and client are reviewing where... read more →
In many conversations, discussions and meetings, the language and words spoken generally do not convey the whole story. Some would say that only 10 to 20% of the message in... read more →
One of the most readily apparent challenges facing the development of a communications plan for any international project is determining the best way for the project to communicate across time... read more →
So, here is a question for you to ponder, do you have communications equality in your project? does your project and corporate hierarchy, structure and access to communications tools and... read more →
Within communications in international projects, one often overlooked facet which can be easily addressed, requires complex and committed effort and can cause substantial damage if handled badly is the management... read more →
For most of the time the virtual teams approach has been used in the modern industrial world, which is really since the internet and computer technology reached a point where... read more →
With natural disasters and disruptions seemingly occurring somewhere in the world every week, whether earthquake, flood, tornado or cyclone. In recognising this, I got to thinking about the way that international projects... read more →