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
Infectious Disease Control
Citizen-Focused Government Transformation
Africa: New Projects, New Talent
Women in Project Leadership
Financial Services: Innovation Meets Regulation
Transforming Transportation
2020 Jobs Outlook
Change—What’s Next for Project Management
Transformation—The Future of Work
Transformation—Turning Innovation Into Reality
Transformation—Project Management Evolves
PMI Global Conference—Welcome to The Project Economy
Innovation—Inside 4 of the 50 Most Influential Projects
Transformation—The Evolving Customer Experience
Strategy—Trends in Cybersecurity
Innovation—The Future of Construction
Job Skills—Keeping Digital Transformations on Track
Career Development—How to Position Yourself for a Promotion
Leadership—Improving Project Results
Transformation-Future-Proofing Energy Infrastructure
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