Managing international projects : Produce a report that critically discusses the issues that contribute to international projects’ failure and how they can be addressed.

Managing international projects

Managing international projects can be both challenging and complex. Many projects fail due to many different reasons. Both the literature and practice indicate that projects fail because of several reasons including issues related to people management.

Produce a report that critically discusses the issues that contribute to international projects’ failure and how they can be addressed.

The assignment is worth 60% of the final grade. The report should include the following indicative areas;

a) Introduction (5%)
Provide background and indicate the rationale of the report

b) Reasons for Project Failure (40%)

Critically discuss the issues that contribute to international project failure. Also, you are required to show your understanding of the relevance between organizational strategy, projects and project selection criteria, and the management of inter-organizational relations.

c) Minimizing or mitigating project failure (35%)

Identify and analyze project management approaches, techniques and people management skills that could be applied to mitigate against project failure when managing international projects.

d) Conclusion (5%)

Reflect on your discussion, summarize the key points and bring closure to your report.

e) Presentation, Grammar and Spelling (10%) Communicate and present complex information clearly and accurately. A report layout is expected, as is attention to detail. Make sure that you run a spell check and read through your work before submitting it.

f) Citations and References presented in Harvard Format (5%)

Use of appropriate referencing style and notation. Your references should be relevant and rigorous.

The maximum word limit for this assignment is 2400 words +/-10%. This is an individual assignment.