You are one of the main users of a new information technology system that is currently being
developed and YOU have been designated as the Project Leader/Manager. You work for an
international firm and the other key users, let alone the system developers, are from other U.S.
plants scattered around the country – each team member being multi-cultural (as in not the same
traits/culture/background) as YOU.
A division of your firm is an technology consulting and
outsourcing firm and, due to their level of expertise and availability, has been selected as the
technology team to design and develop the technology solution that is the object of the project
team that you are a member of.
The project has recently gotten under way once all the key players were identified and is off to a
rough start on clearly communicating the objects of the project while at the same time, overcome
the basic issue that the team is scattered literally all over the world both domestically and
internationally.
YOU, as the Project Manager, have been reading about how other organizations are using Web
2.0 technologies to overcome a variety of issues facing today’s employees, let alone the unique
situation that you find yourself in charge of – a mission critical project with an unrealistic
deadline coupled with the simple fact that none of the project team members are in the same
office let alone the same state/country, your technology partner is a overseas division of your
firm, and no one has ever met each other in a face-to-face situation.
The Assignment:
Write/Create a 3-4 page (double-spaced) paper that addresses these items fully, completely and
thoughtfully clearly labeling the sub-parts of this assignment. Hand-written submissions will not
be accepted. Using the outline on the next two pages to organize your paper!
For submission – you will submit it to the TRACS Assignment Tab: Assignment #3
- Pick a COUNTRY first
- Go to http://www.geert-hofstede.com/ and click the “Compare Countries” button
- Select the Country you picked
- View/Analyze the “Culture Compass” results that are revealed
- Use this data as the basis to write your paper following the outline
Sample Solution
