Success Factors in International Project Management
Success Factors in International Project Management
Thursday, 17 March 2011 01:44
The participants of our MBA Class of 2011 at the University of Würzburg had the opportunity to benefit from a lecture of guest speaker Dr. Robert Blackburn. Being the Senior Vice President of BASF SE in Ludwigshafen, Dr. Blackburn has the responsibility for Global Supply Chain Operations at BASF.
Decisive criteria for successful teamsUnder the headline “Managing International Projects means Managing Cultural Differences” the MBA-students’ attention was drawn on various factors of success without neglecting possible pitfalls in International Project Management. According to Dr. Blackburn the most crucial conditions consist of the allocation of employees to places all over the world, the consideration of time differences or variations of local and cultural daily routines as well as the ability to master the English language as common base of communication. |
Large quantity of practical examples concerning highly important projectsBenefiting of an outstanding expertise in project management due to his professional career within several globally trading companies he appreciates the essential role of project management and its practical relevance. Therefore he confirms the MBA program’s recent structure of the University of Wuerzburg that integrates the module about Project Management. Having realized the enormous importance of project management the MBA students now see the necessity to bring in the newly learned issues in their companies or projects. |