Managing a Remote Project By Vasil Buraliev

Outline About the speaker Specific challenges Recommendations Conclusion The Georgia Tech seminar was held October 9-10, 1969. The university supported the meeting, and the seminar was on advanced project management concepts. It was during that event that those who managed projects—project managers—were asked to join a new organization—the Project Management Institute. But it didn’t just happen overnight. It took five years for PMI’s founders to move from the idea of a professional project management association to the formation of PMI. Between February and October 1969, a constitution and bylaws were drafted and financial support for the startup was solicited. PMI was incorporated in Pennsylvania. USA The name was officially registered as Project Management Institute (after briefing considering “American Institute of Project Management,” The founders quickly discarded that name as one of their original objectives was to be a global organization serving project, program and portfolio managers wherever they live and work. )

Vasil Buraliev IT Project Management and Software Development Consulting (VBU Consulting) vasil.buraliev@vbu.mk

Specific Challenges Scheduling difficulties Communication problems Language and cultural barriers Difficulty tracking employee performance (productivity) Lack of trust and cohesion within the team

Recommendations Find appropriate team members / Get to know people as individuals / Hire the right people Setup expectations for communication Spend extra time in the planning phase Find ways to encourage team morale / Create a team atmosphere Choose and set up the best tools for collaboration and task-tracking tool Establish a mission statement and shared goals / Make objectives clear Ensure accountability Form supportive structure and develop processes Celebrate success Being human

It’s not an easy task but it’s possible to do it successfully with… The right people to whom you can trust, with previously set up clear shared goals and the best tools for collaboration and tracking the execution

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