Abstract: Gagaku vs Orchestral type Project Team Building Strategies
Gagaku is a traditional form of Japanese Court Music. Gagagu performers play their instruments without an external conductor to lead the music. Each performer plays their part according to what is expected, whereas in a traditional orchestra, a conductor plays an important role to coordinate and direct the players.
Traditionally, Japanese project teams perform tasks with ambiguous roles and responsibilities. The Japanese Culture values conformance to group norms of behavior. Working in teams, Japanese people act to synchronize their efforts with other team members in very spontaneous ways. If managed properly, this type of team could produce tremendous outcomes. The presentation touches basis on a type of Gagaku team building strategy with its merits and demerits in comparison with Orchestral type of team building and its leadership style.
This presentation is from the research paper submitted to “ProMac 2008”, written by Hiroko Nagaya (main author) and Hisato Hama (co-author). Participants will learn about cultural environment of Japanese Projects.
Hiroko Nagaya MBA PMP®
Secretary General
PMI Japan Chapter
Abstract: Global Social Project Management
Projects are about people. Specifically, Projects in the Asia Pacific region have a very diverse cultural mix of team members. The problem for Project Managers is the diversity creates communication complexity. It is essential for project managers to construct a project environment where people trust each other. We have to connect team members. The Key Point is to think “Global Social Project Management”. The three topics we will discuss are: Knowledge Transfer, Connectivity, and Freemium Social Networking Platforms.
Attendees to this presentation will learn about the contemporary Social networking tools that are available for Global Project Managers to facilitate virtual team building and trust among Global Project Team Members.
Robert Higgins PMP®
Project Manager
East Asia Portal, Ltd.
Abstract: Is Program Management really different from Project Management?
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Takeya Kawamura/Hiroto Horio
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