Five megatrends are reshaping The Project Economy, fundamentally altering how we live, work and play. We talk to project leaders taking on these trends through projects:
Farhad Abdollahyan, PMI-RMP, PMP, head of the project management office at the U.N. Office for Project Services in Niger, discusses the group’s infrastructure projects aimed at bolstering the country’s economy. He talks though how the organization measures these projects’ outputs and impact, and how it engages with partners to increase efficiency.
Rob Wilhite, senior vice president and director of global distributed energy at U.S. construction giant Black & Veatch, shares how he’s seen COVID-19 accelerate projects to battle climate change in the energy sector as well as AI’s growing role in infrastructure and engineering projects.
Key themes
[02:21] Investing in infrastructure to bolster Niger’s economy
[06:23] Measuring project outputs as well as outcomes and impact
[08:51] How partners contribute to success
[11:18] How COVID-19 is fueling projects to address climate change in the energy sector
[12:55] AI’s role in infrastructure, engineering projects
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