Project management in a university

Running head: COMMUNICAITON MANAGAMENT AND TEAM LEADERSHIP
COMMUNICAITON MANAGAMENT AND TEAM LEADERSHIP
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Executive summary:
Project management is the process involved in managing a project successfully. It defines the
entire lifecycle of carrying out a project in any organization and is a crucial aspect in any
organization. The market competition is increasing each day and the requirements of the
customers are ever increasing. This is one of the reasons why the organizations should come up a
versatile project management in order to overcome and counter attack the dynamic market
environment. In a multicultural project, there are different kinds of barriers that the project
manager should be able to tackle. There are language barriers as well as communication gaps
that co-exist between the team members coming from different parts of the world. These gaps
can lead to further issues and unrest among the employees due to different point of views on a
particular point and can cause the situation problematic for the project managers to handle. This
study will highlight the different cultural aspects of a project management system within a team
in an organization. Some of the gaps that exist in a multicultural team are gap in the culture of
the different team members, language barriers, different meanings of hand gestures etc. These
points will be discussed in the following paragraphs. The behavior of the employees in a
dynamic multicultural work culture and their effects on the business will be discussed in details
and recommendations will be provided for project managers as to how to overcome such issues
in a multicultural team.

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Table of Contents
Introduction:....................................................................................................................................3
Cultural diversity in project management:......................................................................................3
Communication gap with respect to culture:...................................................................................4
How do project managers effectively manage communications in multicultural project teams?
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Concepts and processes:..................................................................................................................5
How do project managers effectively lead cross-cultural virtual teams?....................................6
Proper coaching:..........................................................................................................................6
Effective communication:............................................................................................................6
Critical thinking and problem solving skills:...............................................................................6
The challenges of cross‐cultural virtual project teams:...............................................................6
Recommendations/advice:...............................................................................................................7
Conclusion:......................................................................................................................................8
References:......................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction:
Project management is one of the most important tasks within an organization. Most of
the companies in today’s world have come up with different agile and flexible project
management techniques that the managers are advised to follow for the overall benefit of the
project. Efficient project management can not only turn the project into a success but at the same
time also ensure that the employees and the other team members who worked in the project are
also happy and satisfied being a part of the team and the project.
Therefore, it is of utmost importance for the project managers that they handle the team
they are leading, effectively and ensure to get the most out of their capabilities for the successful
completion of the project (Meeussen, Otten and Phalet 2014). This study will highlight the
different aspects of a multicultural project management environment such as the behavior of the
team members, the cultural differences, recommendations and alternatives for future
implementations to overcome such issues and unforeseen situations.
Cultural diversity in project management:
Cultural diversity exists in most of the organizations, which have different data centers
and zonal offices in different parts of the world. These branch offices often employ new people
from the host country where the branch is set up, or they also transfer their existing employees
form the native or the home country of the company itself. When there are employees’ from
different cultural backgrounds working together in the same team for any project, it is the
responsibility of the project manager to ensure that there are no communication gaps and
difference in opinions within themselves and they all work for a common goal for the overall
advantage of the project (Tenzer, Pudelko and Harzing 2014). The manager should ensure that