Collaborative Brainstorm

What rules would you include for your team on a Global Project. The main team is in Japan. Team Members from around the world will be working on a global project together. How can you manage team expectations from a Japanese perspective?

Share your thoughts here collaborate together.....

2010 S2W3 JBP

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Communication as a Bridge between the Project Manager and the Customer in Japanese Project Management

Team Members; Toru Kjihara, Satoshi Morisawa, Hiroshi Sakaguchi, Rmalingam Senthikumar

Communication Issues in Japanese Project Management

INTRODUCTION

The customer thinks the requirements and analysis are already completed During execution phase project team comes across several questions The questions have to be answered by the customer The requirements given by the customers and the real expectations of the customers are different Japanese method of project management is to tightly include the customers during the execution phase The Japanese way of management customer requirements are to plan, check with the customer than act and again check with the customer.

We explained the problem, second the customer point of view and third the Japanese Project Management Team Expectations Japanese Project expect that  the customers follow the communication plan for example, who, when, roles and responsibilities. We have to make timely decisions based on customer inputs. The problem is that, we don't get the customers input on time. Our dream as Japanese Project Managers is we get the information on time, and the customer is on the same level as us.  Plan check act check 

PMBOK Cafe Japanese Project Management Communication as a Bridge to the Customer from Robert Higgins on Vimeo.

Brainstorming Japanese Best Practices

Scenario

Next Year 2010 April, you are managing a large global project.  Most of the Project Team will be Japanese.  The Head Office is in Tokyo.  The Tokyo Office will conduct the majority of the planning/controlling/monitoring.  The customers will be global. There will be a manufacturing team in China. There will be an Information Technology Team in India. The Marketing Team will be from the USA.  The Project Managers from each team will come to Tokyo for training in Japanese Project Management Methods.  All the Project Managers are Project Management Professionals, with technical experience in their domains.

Before the planning begins, you are the activity owner for Team building activities.  Since most of the project will be planned/managed/controlled from Japan, the methods will be Japanese.  The goal of the team building activity is to teach the offshore Project Managers about Japanese Business Culture and Project Management methods.

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Japanese Best Practices

Japan has a long history of Culture? Projects have been completed in Japan for thousands of years.? Today, Japanese Companies are leading the world in terms of bringing new products to market.? Many of the concepts of Project Management have been imported from Japanese Business? For Example Kaizen, Ishikawa Diagrams, Affinity Diagramming, Scrum, Lean and Kanban.? The Third PMBOK Cafe is going to explore the unique nature of performing Project Management in Japan.

Participants shared their knowledge, and experiences.? The PMBOK was used as a base to compare what is different in Japan.? For Example; Project Charter, Project Plan, Earned Value Management, Risk Management etc.? What kind of Cultural Differences in Japan impact Project Management?

Scenario

In the future 2010 April, you are managing a large global project.? Most of the Project Team will be Japanese.? The Head Office is in Tokyo.? The Tokyo Office will conduct the majority of the planning/controlling/monitoring.? The customers will be global. There will be a manufacturing team in China. There will be an Information Technology Team in India. The Marketing Team will be from the USA.? The Project Managers from each team will come to Tokyo for training in Japanese Project Management Methods.? All the Project Managers are Project Management Professionals, with technical experience in their domains.

Before the planning begins, you are the activity owner for Team building activities.? Since most of the project will be planned/managed/controlled from Japan, the methods will be Japanese? The goal of the team building activity is to teach the offshore Project Managers about Japanese Business Culture and Project Management methods.

Harmony- "How to succeed in Global Projects by Japanese Way."

Team Members; Kentaro Sakamoto, Shinichi Osaka, Tatsuo Yanagidaira

PMBOK Cafe Japanese Project Management Best Practices from Robert Higgins on Vimeo.

How to succeed in Global Projects by Japanese Way

Introduction

Identify the characteristic of Japanese Way and apply for Project Management.

We have to lead global projects with international project members in Japanese way

Non-Japanese members are difficult to identify Japanese Customs and business styles

Every Group member understand and respects Japanese way

Our core competence is harmony

Today we are going to talk about execution and the details 

First the characteristics of Japanese Project Management execution

The decision making is done by Project Team Members as a group through discussion and agreement

Japanese approach for decision making is a bottom up approach

Three detailed aspects of Japanese problem solving

First Cost cutting is not done by laying off people which might disturb the Harmony of staff members.

Second catching up on the schedule is done by the team member by overtime work, not by hiring new members

Third the higher quality is made by the higher motivation of the workers

Conclusion

Non-Japanese members are difficult to identify Japanese Customs and business styles

Our core competence is harmony

Collaborative Brainstorm

What rules would you include for your team on a Global Project. The main team is in Japan. Team Members from around the world will be working on a global project together. How can you manage team expectations from a Japanese perspective?

Share your thoughts here collaborate together.....

JP Project Management

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