CHAPTER 7

The Effect of Culture on Projects

Abdur Rafay Badar, PMP

Are you a business leader who manages cross-cultural teams? Are you confident that you hire people who can effectively manage project teams composed of people from different cultures? Or are there too many people-related conflicts in your project portfolio?

In this chapter, you will discover how understanding cultural issues will improve your organizational performance. You will gain insight into:

  • Organizational culture and its impact on project work
  • What happens when leaders overlook culture
  • Using cultural data to improve project delivery
  • Aligning culture with organizational strategy.

Three primary colors make up millions of compound colors. The culture of a global organization ...

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