Team Development and Integration

The World Bank’s “Ease of Doing Business” Index. Click to enlarge.

It’s no surprise that over 50% of companies with geographic and cultural challenges fail to complete projects. The World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business index exposes some of the complex issues — positioning India and Brazil as roughly 26 times more difficult to partner with than a U.S. business.

Teams that are geographically and culturally separated face a host of problems that exacerbate the “usual” complexities of managing project teams. Business risks, such as local regulations and differences in legal systems, pose unexpected threats to your success.

How can you effectively communicate when language or culture is an issue? Will your outsourced team actually understand what makes the customer happy — and will they step up to act on it? What kind of system is needed to make sure requirements are properly managed?

Project Success: 70% of projects fail to meet their goals, according to KPMG. International projects are even more likely to fail due to multicultural and geographic complexity. Hyrax International makes sure your team knows how to succeed where others don't. Click to enlarge »
Communication: Have you ever had a meeting with your international partner, and then later it seems as if you were in two completely different meetings? We teach your team to interpret cultural signals, such as tone, saving face, timing, silence, over-confirmation, and body language. Click to enlarge »
Organizational Structure: Differences in organizational structure are key to understanding decision making. Do you find yourself rehashing decisions with your partner, or seem to have problems achieving action? This can mean structural or protocol differences are causing failures. We make sure both sides understand each other. See our multi-cultural training options »
Partnerships: Western businesses are venture driven. Eastern and Asian businesses are intensely relationship driven. One focuses on the deal first, the other on building a relationship. Hyrax International has "feet on the ground" in both cultural environments — We work with your partners, in their local geography, building lasting, strong business relationships.
Technology: What kind of system is needed to make sure requirements are properly managed? Will your outsourced team actually understand what makes the customer happy, and act on it? The difference between right or wrong is a factor of 20 to 100. Make sure you're using the right tools for the job »

Click chart to enlarge: Relative Cost to Correct Errors Over Time.

You need to effectively manage multinational, multicultural teams distributed around the globe. Differences in work ethics, communication, business culture, and language present barriers that few companies master. Hyrax International is your solution.

We make sure your International team understands the differences they face, and how to overcome them. Our development programs focus on giving you one thing: Real world solutions for successfully building a global partnership.

Break down communication and business barriers. We work with your team, mentoring them on how to communicate in foreign cultures, the differences in business practices and ethics, and how to manage distributed projects with complex time constraints.
Focus on creating procedures that work for your Global Enterprise. From communication methods to requirements management, we find out why your projects aren’t performing. Then, working together, we fix them.
Get International “feet on the ground.” We have extensive experience and local presence in India, South America, and throughout the BRIC. We work with your partners, in their local geography, whenever necessary to ensure success.

We are Global Project Advisors. We ensure you build successful, efficient, multinational teams, keep your vendors on track, and meet the cross-cultural demands of your business. Do it right the first time.

Communicate effectively across your Global Enterprise.
Develop successful International partnerships.
Improve your organization’s efficiency.
Succeed with outsource partners and vendors.
Focus on quality and shorten development time.
Control requirements change and risk.
Deliver what your customer really wants.

Our International Training Programs

Learn more about our Internationally-focused project and team development programs, such as Successfully Outsourcing in Brazil, Russia, India, and China and Building Successful Business Partnerships with the U.S. Whether your business is located in the West or the East, the global economy is pushing us all toward Global Enterprise. Learn how to do it right, the first time — and succeed Globally.