Having been based in Japan for almost ten years, I have had to deal with this kind of thing quite a bit. My recommendation:
Have the IT department answer to matrix reporting(both functional IT manager and project manager). Give the project manager some say in the IT staff's review. Beauracracy seems to fade away when bonuses and promotions are affected....
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Having been based in Japan for almost ten years, I have had to deal with this kind of thing quite a bit. My recommendation: Have the IT department answer to matrix reporting(both functional IT manager and project manager). Give the project manager some say in the IT staff's review. Beauracracy seems to fade away when bonuses and promotions are affected....
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