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International Project Management
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International Project Management

Owen Jay Murphy
Thomson South-Western, 2005

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Recommendation

This book offers a curious combination of wide generalizations about managing projects overseas, and extremely detailed guidance in the shape of project-management forms and checklists. Owen Jay Murphy explains obvious information – people pursue international projects to make money and folks in other countries have different customs. Yet he also provides sophisticated information, like detailed, complex data on some Six Sigma techniques, and project evaluation and review templates such as Gantt, PERT and WBS charts. At its best, getAbstract finds that this book provides a reasonably easy-to-read summary of some crucial steps and useful tools for managing international projects.

Take-Aways

  • Companies expand into international projects for many reasons, primarily to grow and to increase profits.
  • Cultures vary from country to country; ignoring cultural morés can undermine your project.
  • Learn your host country’s customs concerning gender, age, formality and even cuisine.

About the Author

Owen Jay Murphy is president of a consulting firm that specializes in helping companies achieve their project goals.

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