The Global Project Management Playbook: Strategies for Mid-Project Challenges

Global projects demand more than just planning—they demand resilience, adaptability, and the ability to navigate disruption during execution. As organizations expand across borders, industries, and cultures, the mid-project phase has emerged as the most critical and complex stage of project management. It is during this phase that teams encounter unclear requirements, shifting priorities, stakeholder misalignment, and cultural barriers, all of which can derail progress if not addressed with clarity and strategy. The Global Project Management Playbook: Strategies for Mid-Project Challenges addresses this exact need, providing a structured yet flexible framework for managing execution-phase challenges in global initiatives.

Drawing on contributions from over fifty leading organizations—including many Fortune 500 companies—this in-depth volume combines strategic analysis with field-based case studies from professionals who have faced and overcome real-world obstacles. Readers gain insight into how global project teams navigate complex governance structures, balance executive sponsorship with team-level decision-making, and course-correct under pressure. The Playbook not only examines challenges, but also distills lessons learned from successful recoveries and adaptations, providing actionable tools for both academic instruction and professional application.

Equipping readers with the skills and knowledge to drive projects forward in today’s interconnected world, The Global Project Management Playbook:

• Builds on Harold Kerzner’s extensive body of work, adding fresh perspectives on global execution challenges
• Places a unique focus on the mid-project execution phase, where real challenges surface and success is determined
• Features detailed case studies drawn from diverse industries and global organizations that provide a breadth of practical insights
• Provides frameworks for addressing executive sponsorship, governance, and organizational accountability
• Explores team dynamics, conflict resolution, and decision-making under pressure
• Contains practical tools for navigating scope creep, shifting priorities, and stakeholder misalignment

Written by one of the most influential voices in project management, The Global Project Management Playbook is ideal for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in project management, international business, and organizational leadership programs, as well as those taking PMP®/CAPM® certification and professional training courses. It is also an indispensable reference for project managers, program directors, and executives engaged in global initiatives across industries.