Managing projects from your Hotel
While on vacation in Virginia beach, I happened to visit the hotel PC center and right next to me is a guy wired to his Dell on a conf call reviewing his project status with some project staff and company executives. I'm confident he was managing a treasury or tax finance project for a large investment bank, and it was pretty amusing to note how small our wired virtual world is. Here he was reviewing and providing comments to a specific project report, which contained a schedule update, issues and some contractual information.
I was almost keen to ask him if I could join in as I realized how much we as PM's had in common. But hey I was on vacation after all. One thing I sensed was we as PM's speak the same language and have the same sense of purpose, regardless of project location.
If anyone has interesting stories on virtual projects, send us a blog, we'd love to hear from you.
 Replies: 1 | Views: 1200 |  Author: Mike Crain |  Last Post: Last Post: September 6, 2010
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projects in Japan
I have met many great PM's in Japan, and it is incredible to see the level of planning and quality that goes into their projects. Speaking to some members was that a point of difference in what constitutes a 'high flyer' in Japan is that individual achievement is somewhat de-emphasized. While individual accomplishment is respected, and a requirement, rewards and recognition rarely get applied below the team level to just 1 PM. Most times, the basic unit that succeeds or fails in any task is the project team. It is rare for one individual to be singled out for censure if a task fails. The project team usually embrace the team spirit more than here in the US for example. Thoughts?
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East meets West in PM
On many of my global projects, we deal with folk in Asia Pacific region and I find the level of detail and planning very good in Japan and Australia. In say China, I have not noticed that detailed specs and project documentation was not a big hit. (maybe folks dont understand the English language) and it takes longer to get feedback from them. It may vary, but each project is different. We use a project wiki to share project thoughts as a facilitator tool to help bridge gaps in culture
Replies: 1 | Views: 852 | Author: Rohit Singla | Last Post: Last Post: September 6, 2010
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