ANR #33: How projects are driving the implementation EU Regional Cohesion Policy
How projects are driving the implementation EU Regional Cohesion Policy – Mrs. Mihaylova, Chair of the Committee of Regional Development.
How projects are driving the implementation EU Regional Cohesion Policy – Mrs. Mihaylova, Chair of the Committee of Regional Development.
I am always curious to find out how other people, different than the ones I regularly work with, manage projects. A few months ago I had the pleasure to participate in a session with a Lama from Tibet.
Welcome back to my newsletter discussing the latest trends in project management, leadership and strategy implementation.
Welcome back to my newsletter discussing the latest trends in project management, leadership and strategy implementation.
Articles, podcasts and other interesting stuff that I came across over the past month.
What lessons can we learn from noteworthy projects that failed or were delivered successfully. With the aim of learning from past failures, this section analyses, using a simplified framework developed over more than ten years, a notorious project that was poorly managed and was terribly unsuccessful.
I had the pleasure of interviewing Robin Speculand, one of the first experts focusing on strategy implementation. I was curious to hear about his personal project, as well as his views on the link between project management and successful strategy execution.
Projects, have, are, and will be an essential part of value creation and social transformation. We are witnessing the rise of the project economy. The so-called gig economy is driven by projects.
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The last part includes further articles, webinars, podcasts and interesting stuff that I came across over the past month.
One of the most surprising project failures I came recently across was the one of the new Berlin airport. It is rare to see a project of such size fail, especially in Germany, a country known for its effectiveness, efficiency and planning capabilities.
I had the pleasure of interviewing Stuart Crainer and Des DearLove, founders of Thinkers50, launched in 2001, and the first-ever global ranking of management thinkers. I was curious to hear about their project, as well as their views on thought leadership, and why project management has been ignored by most of the “gurus”.
Every organization needs what I call a “hierarchy of purpose.” Without one, it is almost impossible to prioritize effectively.
We all receive tens and hundreds of emails, newsletters, blog post – per day. My goal is to make this one insightful, engaging, and to the point. Once a month, I will only share some of my latest thinking and a few stories that I found useful for myself.
Every big project accomplished, like the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, welcomes the visitor with one of the bold statements. This approach to ruling a region is inspirational to the business community, which is seen as the perfect partner in helping the government implement the strategic plan.
Look around. Think back to your organizational experience. I have done the same. Over three decades working in organizations and carrying out research into organizations, I have come to the conclusion that very few companies succeed in implementing their strategy.
I did this interview for The Economist’s Intelligence Unit five years ago for an article on "Mitigating project portfolio risks in the financial services industry" on how companies track projects to mitigate risks...
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