Global Project Management

In much of our lives, our workmates or teammates are immediately available to us, sitting at a desk down the hall or playing on the same field. However, IT has made managing global teams commonplace. How does a project manager manage a team separated by an ocean?

In this Discussion, you will imagine that you have been selected as the project manager of a new IS/IT project in a company that has recently extended its business overseas. You will discuss how to set a tone to unite all of your team members, define the project’s IT objectives and plan how to achieve these goals.

To prepare for this Discussion:

• Reflect upon an example scenario about your first kick-off project management meeting of your team, which has a few overseas members.

To complete this Discussion:

To answer this question: 

1- Create a scenario of how you would conduct a team kick-off meeting.

2- Include an agenda and any agenda notes you might use in the meeting.

3- Analyse the project management obstacles faced by a team with overseas members at great distance from each other.

4- Discuss how you would you address or avoid these obstacles.

5- Discuss your rationale for each of your answers.

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I need it in word format with minimum 400 wordsand maximum 550 words. At least 4 references cited in text, and one referenced figure or image.

it prefere to take one of the reference from:

Lientz, B.P. (2011) Information technology project management. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.