Offshore/Ancillary Project Teams August 18, 2014 Offshore/Ancillary Project Teams.

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Offshore/Ancillary Project Teams August 18, 2014 Offshore/Ancillary Project Teams

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Offshore/Ancillary Project Teams

Offshore/Ancillary Project Teams

August 18, 2014

Offshore/Ancillary Project Teams

Business is as Diverse as Our Global Cultures

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Governance,

Maturity &

Autonomy

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Governance

• Agreement among stakeholders

• Effective Change Management

• Measurement

• Commitment

• Integrity

Have it

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Maturity

• Know the process

• Know the environment

• Know the protocols

• Know the PEOPLE

Know-how

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Autonomy

• Pushing vs. Pulling

• Matrix environment

• Influence

• Efficiencies

What we want to achieve

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Interaction between teams

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The New Global Environment

Governance

Maturity

Autonomy

Home office

Ancillary

Offshore

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The New Global Environment

Governance

Maturity

Autonomy

Home office

Ancillary

Offshore

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Communication,

Relationships &

Legal knowledge

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Communicate

• Strategic use of technology

• Improve productivity at all levels

• Inform and inspire

• Realize cost and/or time-saving opportunities

• In basic terms

• Bad news is bad news

• Support and strengthen each other

Communicate, Communicate & Communicate

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Communicate

• WHY we communicate

• HOW we communicate

• WHAT we communicate

Be relevant and honest

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Relationships

• Allocate time

• Learn about your global team members

• Trust them

• Decide when needed, Socialize when needed,

Escalate when needed

• You will need the team buy in

Build global relationships in advance

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Legal Knowledge

• Not knowing the law does not exempt you from it

• Leverage your global team

• Data security / Data Sharing

• Privacy

• Seek for advice

Ask

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Bottom Line