Executing Global Projects

CHAPTER 15

Building Global Project Capability

The result of global project assessment will indicate possible areas for improvement. Knowing which global factors that are not adequately addressed in global project plan is a good beginning. However, the next question is “Where does the global project team go from here?” Recalling the sit, stand, walk, run, train model of process maturity, the first step is to have a process. The process itself may not be ideal, but at a minimum, it is identified and documented. An approach for beginning this effort is to hold a workshop with select project team members as well as select management stakeholders from the sponsoring organization. The workshop would carry out the following activities:

1. Review global ...