Managing Projects Across Borders™

Do you know what it's like when negotiations with a potential international partner go absolutely nowhere even though initial interest seemed high? Or when a foreign vendor reassures you that everything is on track and you find out they're way behind? Or when your company's project team members from different countries seem to act more like competitors than colleagues?

You're not alone. While international project collaboration has become a reality for thousands of program and project managers in the United States, the success rate is mixed. Organizations frequently struggle with misaligned expectations, differences in values and work styles, and the challenges of communicating across distances, languages and cultures. The Managing Projects Across Borders™ series is a unique opportunity for executives, program managers, project managers and team members to mitigate the often unseen risks in international project management.

Managing Projects Across Borders™ provides education and practice in the leadership and management competencies critical for success in international projects. Three tracks are tailored for the different groups working in international project settings:

• Track I: Managing International Projects targets project managers and team members working on international projects.
• Track II: Negotiating and Working With International Customers, Suppliers and Partners will be valuable to those working across organizational boundaries in an international environment, which includes project and program managers, but also functional managers, business development managers, and others.
• Track III: Leading International Project Organizations is designed for senior project and program managers as well as for executives leading project-driven international organizations.