Week #8 You have been asked by your supervisor to develop a PowerPoint presentat

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Week #8 You have been asked by your supervisor to develop a PowerPoint presentation for an upcoming training on the following topics: ethics, international factors, and cross-cultural considerations in project management. Using 15-20 slides, create a PowerPoint presentation in which you discuss the following as it relates to successful project management: A summary of each topic as it relates to project management Challenges (common pitfalls) and opportunities for growth and/or improvement Solutions for dealing with challenges common in project management Include one scenario applicable to each concept in which your coworkers will have to determine an appropriate response to handling the issue presented in the scenario and faced by a project management team

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Slide 1

There are various kinds of projects that take place at international level. The types of projects are as follows: Domestic, Overseas, Foreign, and Global.

The main issues which arise in managing international projects are as follows:

Slide 2

There are various positives and negatives that are associated with associating with an international project. Some of the positives and the negatives are listed below:

Positives

-Increase in the income of the employee

-Increase in the responsibilities of the employee

-International assignment also presents a person with great career opportunities

Negatives

-International assignment also makes a person to leave friends and family for a considerable period of time.

-There is also a personal security risk to an individual.

-There could also be a chance that a person could miss career opportunities

-A person on international assignments could face difficulties with language, culture and laws of the nation.

Slide 3

There are several factors that affect an international project. Some of the factors are as follows:

-Economic

-Legal/Political

-Geography

-Security

-Culture

-Infrastructure

Slide 4

Legal/Political

-Political stability is necessary for an international project to be completed successfully.

-National laws and regulations also form an essential ingredient of international product to be successful.

-Government and local bureaucracy should also work efficiently in order to make the international project to be successful.

-Low level of corruption is also required in order to make the project a success.

Security

-Security of the employee working on international project is a must in order to make the project successful.

-National as well as local security is also necessary for the successful implantation of the project.

-low level of crime is also necessary in order to ensure successful completion of the project.

Slide 5

Geography

-The climate also plays an important role in the successful implantation of the project.

-There should be less number of natural obstacles as natural obstacle can hamper timely completion of the project.

Economic

-The gross domestic product (GDP) of a country also conveys the financial strength of a country which could prove to be essential in the completion of a project.

-The convertibility of the currency and the exchange could be essential in an international project as it could affect the budget of a project.

-The inflation rate has also a bearing on the international project as it also affects the budget of the project.

Slide 6

Infrastructure

-Infrastructure of a country has also an impact on an international project as good infrastructure helps in time bound completion of the project.

Culture

Customs and values of a country should be understood by the employees working on an international project as it would help the people associated with the project to complete the project smoothly.

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