Talking about risks….will it help?

Does one also like to talk about risks in your organisation? Or even how those risks should be managed. Mmmm… already a little afraid of such. And…if one talks about risks, how much enthusiasm does it bring? Isn’t it quite often more of a “must do”, rather then a like to do? Or is your […]

Self-organisation – a new paradigm for project-oriented work (1)

This is the first of a series of blogposts on self-organisation in the context of projects. The topic was discussed in depth last weekend in a think tank on “rethinking projects”, which will prepare the topic fundamentally and then discuss it in greater detail at the IPMA research conference in autumn 2020. Self-organisation is realized […]

Project Manager 2.0: The proposed skills set

The VASB (Virtual reality, Artificial intelligence, Social media, Big data) age order is changing the thinking, behaviours, and day-to-day management routines of personal and professional lives of people. Businesses and government entities are left with no option but to embrace the change and transform their processes and systems. The impact of the transformation is wide […]

Tech Trends 2019. Beyond the digital frontier

With its 10th Anniversary Edition of Tech Trends 2019, Deloitte provides insights about what is already available, what´s coming next and what in future. “Over the last 10 years, cloud analytics, and technologies empowering digital experiences have steadily disrupted IT operations, business models and markets. Though these now-familiar forces may no longer qualify as »trends«, […]

The dual operating system of a project-oriented organization

When John P. Kotter published his book “Accelerate – Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World” five years ago, he came to the following conclusions: “The world is now changing at a rate at which the basic systems, structures and cultures built over the past century cannot keep up with the demands being placed on […]

Creating strategic value through transformational programs and projects

The John Grill Centre for Project Leadership at The University of Sydney recently published a research paper which highlights the importance of transformational projects and programmes for creating strategic value. The researchers spoke with executives from “progressive” project-facing organisations to understand how they are transforming themselves to deliver on transformational programs and projects. These executives […]

“Project Management and its impact on societies” – about the 6th IPMA Research Conference in Rio de Janeiro

It was a rather ambitious goal for the 6h IPMA Research Conference on 2-3 September 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. More than 60 Project Management practitioners and researchers wanted to develop nothing less than a better understanding for the various impacts of the increasing diffusion of projects as the new form of organisation not […]

Contract & Commercial Management – Future role and direction

Business environment continues to change at a rapid pace and many of those changes are of direct and immediate relevance to contracting and commercial management. Thus, the International Association for Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM) has published an interesting report on future role and directions for the profession, drawing from IACCM´s extensive body of research […]

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) – An Action Guide for Leaders

The construction industry has suffered from a productivity decline during the last two decades: “Globally, construction sector labour-productivity growth averaged 1 percent a year over the past two decades, compared with 2.8 percent for the total world economy and 3.6 percent for manufacturing. In a sample of countries analysed, less than 25 percent of construction firms matched the productivity […]

The ability to change perspectives is a key to success in projects

Your boss is calling you and you expect to get a special project assignment, which was – by your colleagues – already labelled as “mission impossible… too difficult, tight schedule, very limited budget… nobody wants to take responsibility for the project!” Should you reject the assignment and ask for something more feasible. “Change the way […]