PM 506 Leading Domestic and Global Teams

Many projects today are managed on a global scale. This scale is very different than the much smaller, and less dynamic, domestic scale. With the expanded global marketplace, a project manager's ability to lead geographically distributed teams has become a critical skill. Successful project managers understand the dynamics of teams - domestic and global - and can deploy necessary strategies, tactics, and situational leadership techniques to build an effective project team. This course focuses on how to build and sustain alignment among team members by focusing on improved coordination, communication, and collaboration among team members regardless of geographical location.

Credits

3

Outcomes

1. This course will prepare students to:
2. Comprehend the differences between management and leadership.
3. Demonstrate ability and rationale to use both right and left brain skills.
4. Understand and assess varying team types and how to apply them to various situation.
5. Become cognizant of globalization forces and understand how to apply global attributes for successful global project execution.
6. Identify barriers and challenges to successful global execution and establish appropriate mitigation strategies.
7. Discern how best to apply leadership and management tactics in a multi-cultural environment.
8. Demonstrate capable skills and competencies necessary to lead teams.
9. Apply course learnings to personal career development.