Project Management at the Crossroads: What’s Next?

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Pierre Le Manh

President & CEO
PMI
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Bob Safian

Host

Masters of Scale: Rapid Response Podcast

About the Presentation

Disruptive new technologies. Shifts in the way we work. New views on project delivery approaches. Project management is evolving. The profession is at a crossroads, and the skill development choices project professionals make today will determine their professional success and the success of the projects they lead. During this session, Bob Safian, former Executive Editor of Fast Company Magazine, will interview Pierre Le Manh, President and CEO of Project Management Institute (PMI), to address the future of project management and the steps project managers can take today to position themselves – and their organizations – to thrive in the coming years. 

Key Takeaways

  • Discussion of how project professionals can leverage disruptive technologies, like AI, to increase productivity. 
  • Discussion of ways of working that are shaping the future of project management. 
  • Discussion of the skills that project professionals need to hone to thrive in the future.

About Pierre Le Manh

Pierre Le Manh, PMP, has been serving as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Project Management Institute since September 2022. A global executive with a multicultural background and experience in leading companies across multiple knowledge industries, he has a proven track record of delivering results and guiding organizations through complex transformations and globalization. Before joining PMI, he served as CEO for North America and as Global Deputy CEO at Ipsos. Pierre played a crucial role in transforming Ipsos from a primarily European-focused organization with $700 million in revenue in 2004, to a $2.5 billion global industry leader by 2021, and in growing the company to more than 18,000 employees operating in 90 countries, successively leading various regions and global business lines. 

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About Bob Safian

Bob Safian is the host of podcast Masters of Scale: Rapid Response, downloaded by business leaders millions of times each month and named by The New York Times as one of its “Podcasts for the Pandemic Era.” Guests on the show include CEOs from Airbnb to Marriott, Instacart to Target, GM to Nike. Previously, Safian was editor-in-chief of Fast Company for a decade and served as executive editor at both Fortune and Time. As founder of The Flux Group, an advisory firm driving awareness of new business practices, Safian directly counsels Fortune 100 firms, startups and nonprofits across multiple industries. 

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