Project Management Lessons From Global Agility in Practice
Richard Campbell
Product Engagement Lead
DK Consulting of Colorado
About the Presentation
Project managers must lead through disruption by shifting from rigid processes to continuous adaptation and sustainable value creation. This session explores three critical shifts shaping modern project management.
First, the shift from framework adoption to competence development. Project managers must move beyond simply “doing agile” by following a framework, to “being agile” by building a core organizational competence. Second, redefine success by moving from outputs and activity-based tracking to outcomes and value-driven results. Third, expanding from project-centric change to enable ecosystem-wide adaptation through strong networks of collaboration.
Attendees will learn to navigate key leadership paradoxes, balancing team autonomy with accountability by establishing clear boundaries, enabling self-organizing teams, and maintaining strategic alignment.
Key Takeaways:
- Build agility as a core organizational competence, not just a framework to follow.
- Focus on outcomes and impact to define and measure success.
- Lead beyond the project by enabling collaboration and adaptation across the broader ecosystem.
About Richard Campbell
Richard Campbell is the Product Engagement Lead at DK Consulting, responsible for developing and delivering knowledge products that advance business agility. Their work helps organizations respond effectively to a complex and volatile changing environment. As part of a professional body for business agility, they create products that, alongside continuous professional development, support individuals in building and applying agile principles.
Richard has spent his career in the advanced technology sector, in a mix of commercial and product management roles across communications, defense, finance and transportation sectors, serving customers throughout the world. He is a passionate ecologist, technologist, and practical problem solver who has designed and built two houses with strong ecological credentials.
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