Life cycle planning on international projects can be complicated by differences in cultures, unique international governance and contracting issues, and the global reach of today's e-Business platforms forcing brands of international projects to be marketable worldwide, but which also need to address local governmental rules and regulations in foreign countries when targeting customers in those jurisdictions. Since international projects can affect the lives of people in multiple countries, and relationships with their governments, it is increasingly important that International Project Managers have high knowledge levels of cultural intelligence and be able to understand the potential cultural barriers each jurisdiction may present.

When team members interact with cross-cultural teams in different geographical space, knowledge of cultural awareness can help Project Managers understand the cultural perspectives of all stakeholders. Since cultural differences can become organizational performance barriers, what issues should Project Managers be cognizant of to deal with cultural differences across geographically dispersed teams in order to overcome ethnocentric communications and improve the performance and efficiency of the project teams across the Collaborative Project Enterprise (CPE)?