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What kinds of technologies/tools do you use for sharing Project Information with Stakeholders ?
	E-Mail   11 92% Portal   2 17% Telephone (Audio Conference)   7 58% Video Conference   5 42% Others   4 33% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

Which way is the best approach to persuade stakeholders against the changes of Project Scope / Requirements etc. ?
	Bottom-up Approach   0 0% Top-down Approach   3 25% Both of Bottom-up and Top-don   9 75%

How do you find the right person who has large influence on decision making ?
	Informal Communication (Drink, Dinner ..)   3 25% Formal Communication (Meeting)   4 33% Daily Communication in Project   5 42%

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According your experience, which tool was useful for sharing the project requirement with stakeholders and for managing the change requirement?
	E-mail   8 73% Web Portal   3 27% File sharing server   2 18% Conferencing   4 36% Face-to-face meeting   9 82% Hard Copy Document   4 36% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

How does the Projects Manager ensure (pursuade) accptence of change (alternative proposals)?
	Historical data and benchmarking   3 27% Innovative solution using makey trends and technology   2 18% Third party consultaion   0 0% All the above   6 55% None of above   0 0%

When you request the evaluation of project proposal from other vendor or staff, what is your recommended approaching?
	Requesting your team member   7 64% Using independent party (advisoring board)   0 0% By yourself   4 36%

When you request evaluation of proposals from other vendors or staff, how much reliable do you feel normally?
	Under 25%   1 9% 26 % to 50%   5 45% 51% to 75 %   4 36% Above 75%   1 9%

Innovative approach to the Marketing Changing on a Project

Scenario

Conclusion

PMBOK Cafe Marketing Innovation from Robert Higgins on Vimeo.

Marketing Project Management Top Down Approach

Scenario

As a Project Manager. You analyzed the Scope Requirements of your customer. Based on your previous projects your team concludes, The project cannot meet the requirements that the project will be in jeopardy. You are going to propose changes. How will you communicate/market to the Customer your Proposed Changes to the Scope of the project?

Top Down Approach

PMBOK Cafe Marketing Top Down from Robert Higgins on Vimeo.

Workshop Participants Created a Survey in the Workshop to create data for their Presentations.

How many % of communication problems are caused by cultural differences?
	0-20%   3 27% 20% to 40%   4 36% 40% to 60%   2 18% 60%80%   2 18% 80% to 100%   0 0% Other   0 0%

How many % of the communication problems are caused by physical restriction or poor communication technology?
	0-20%   1 9% 20% to 40%   5 45% 40% to 60%   4 36% 60% to 80%   1 9% 80% to 100%   0 0%

How many % of communication problems are caused by missing ground rules, like lack of agenda, failure to attend on time etc.
	0-20%   0 0% 20% to 40%   3 27% 40% to 60%   6 55% 60% to 80%

PMBOK Cafe Presentations "Global Project Management"

The theme was what will Global Project Management look like in 2012. They collaborated together and thought about what skills, tools and techniques they will need to perform Project Management in 2012.

Technology Team

Communication Team

The Organization Team

PMBOK Cafe Presentations "Japanese Best Practices"

How to succeed in Global Project by the Japanese way?

Cultural Environment of Japanese Project Management

Communication Issues in Japanese Project Management

Team Building and Managing Risk in Japanese Project Management