Episode 218: Challenges & Benefits of Intercultural Project Management




The Project Management Podcast show

Summary: Listen Now: {audio}http://traffic.libsyn.com/pmpodcast/PM_Podcast_218_2012_07_20_-_Intercultural.mp3{/audio} This episode is sponsored by The PMP Exam Simulator: What would you say, if I told you that any project you lead is an intercultural project? Even if you have grown up in Paris and all the other project team members and stakeholders are native Parisians... you will still have to deal with culture on your project. Karin BrĂ¼nnemann (http://www.4cee.eu) specializes in consulting, project management, and training in intercultural and multi-national contexts on a worldwide basis. She has lived in and lead projects in more countries than I have fingers. So when it comes to projects, culture and how to deal with that, she knows what she is talking about. In our interview, Karin and I will be: Answering the question: What is culture? Discuss some myths and mistakes in regards to culture. See how the iceberg model applies in this context Review the two high level challenges that projects face in regards to culture And we will look at three tools that will help you to thrive in managing culture on your project