Selection Criteria for
Global Projects

In this age of globalization, leveraging offshore outsourcing and collaborating with international employees or partners have become critical success factors for many companies. The criteria to decide when to “go global” and when to stay local with a project are often fuzzy, and international resources are frequently selected without properly considering all the aspects crucial to success.

This session discusses a systematic approach for project and program managers who work in both co-located and distributed project environments. You will learn how to assess risks and benefits of different approaches and what criteria to apply in selecting offshore destinations and vendors/partners. We will consider aspects such as cultural characteristics, risk management, intellectual property protection, and more. We will conclude with a comparison of pros and cons of relevant outsourcing destinations in Asia, Europe, and Latin America.

This session will help you optimize the infrastructure for projects at all levels of complexity, factoring in aspects such as time-to-market, cost, project risk, and many others.  Learn how to:

• Decide when it is best to co-locate your project teams
• Assess the risks and benefits of different location choices
• Analyze risk management and IP protection requirements
• Balance near-term project requirements and longer-term strategic considerations
• Leverage economic and cultural strengths of emerging countries in Asia, Europe, and Latin America to optimize your product development efficiency

The session will be a 90-minute presentation with frequent opportunities for questions & answers and includes:

§         Hardcopy of presentation slides sent to your office prior to session

§         Your questions answered by an expert 

Invite your whole team to join you - the fee is the same as long as you are on one line, just put it on speakerphone!

Can't make the time and date of the call? Join FastTrack and receive the transcript and download the mp3 of this and other audio sessions.

Lothar Katz is a former Vice President and General Manager with Texas Instruments, a Fortune 500 high-technology company.  During his 18-year corporate career he has been managing large distributed product development organizations across the U.S., Germany, India, China, Japan, and Australia.  He has a wealth of experience in achieving productive cooperation across cultures and driving business success on a global scale.