Assume you are managing an international project. Your team is located in Atlanta, Georgia, US; Berlin, Germany; and Melbourne, Australia. You and your sponsor are located in Paris, France, and your customer is located in Athens, Greece. Recognizing the different locations of the stakeholders in your project in its initial stages, a best practice to follow in terms of working toward project success is to______________
A. Determine who decides the project is a success
B. Aligning the personal inputs of different project participants with a vision focused on success
C. Establishing the project culture during the initiating stage of the project
D. Identifying basic cultural characteristics and selecting one to follow