Integration of Project Personnel

Integration of project personnel should address not only those working onsite but also those at other locations worldwide who are contributing substantially to the project’s eventual success. Onsite integration involves relatively simple, enjoyable events such as banquets or other social events (consistent with local practice) for welcoming newly arrived assignees, milestone events to celebrate successes, and holiday events drawing on the traditions of the various cultural groups onsite. Onsite integration also involves more substantial concerns such as investigating work-relationship and problem-solving patterns of the different cultures and developing hybrid “third ways” of getting things done.

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