Author: Petros Rigas

Culture and Its Impact on Project Management in Thailand

Lecture DetailsSpeaker ProfileRegister HerePDUsLecture Details What is culture? What is unique about the Thai culture? What differences are there between Asian and Western cultures? What is the impact that culture has on project management in Thailand? How does it impact and influence the role of the project manager? How can one survive in multicultural projects in [...] Read More

Will Project Management Be Disrupted?

Lecture DetailsSpeaker ProfileRegister HerePDUsLecture Details The rate of change in business that is occurring is unprecedented and signals that the emerging project-based economy and the need for design thinking organizational capabilities, especially for innovation, is already here. Research shows that the majority of organizations are still failing to effectively plan and execute their innovation strategies [...] Read More

Stakeholder Management: Lessons Learned and a Call to Action

Lecture DetailsSpeaker ProfileRegister HerePDUsLecture Details The success (or failure) of a project can be predicted based on whether stakeholders’ expectations and perception of the project’s objectives have been defined and by determining the extent to which these objectives are being fulfilled. In this presentation, the speaker will cover some useful tools for stakeholder identification and [...] Read More

The Application of Program Management Principles in Global Vehicle Development

Lecture DetailsSpeaker ProfileRegister HerePDUsLecture Details The use of Project Management principles in industries such as IT and construction is well documented, whereas its use in some others, including the automotive industry less so. This lecture will look at the disciplined application of some project management principles in the automotive industry to the development of a [...] Read More

Project Management for Real Estate Development

Lecture DetailsSpeaker ProfileRegister HerePDUsLecture Details This presentation focuses on the success factors that drive and influence the development of real estate projects in Thailand. Our speaker with his vast experience in this field will discuss many points to help participants understand the mindset of real estate developers and their success factors. He will also discuss [...] Read More

Project Management as a Creative Process

Lecture DetailsSpeaker ProfileRegister HerePDUsLecture Details Project Management too often is viewed as an administrative exercise where a framework is constructed, and the requisite boxes are ticked as the project progresses.  But this obscures the true nature of projects as an act of creation, and often prevents Project Managers from seeing the project in terms of [...] Read More

Change Management, PMOs, Team and Result management

Lecture DetailsSpeaker ProfileRegister HerePDUsLecture Details To stay ahead of competition, many organisations are implementing changes and improvements in the way they execute strategy. To implement change successfully, it is important to strategically align an organization's executive objectives with the initiatives planned to execute the strategy in place. It is challenging for project managers to secure [...] Read More

An Effective Process Alignment for Multinational Projects in the Government Budgeting Framework

Lecture DetailsSpeaker ProfileRegister HerePDUsLecture Details Capability Development is a critical theme that comes into play in large initiatives involving multinational collaboration. An incentive has always been to engage and satisfy stakeholders by implementing policy that encourages collaboration while at the same time effectively delivering benefits aligned with national security. Many initiatives relating to multinational collaboration are [...] Read More

Driving in a Waterfall Path with Agile to Initiate Recovery

Lecture DetailsSpeaker ProfileRegister HerePDUsLecture Details Project failure comes in many shapes or forms. Potential reasons could be from acts of nature, unplanned events by team members, giving unrealistic deadlines by the project sponsor, or underestimated activities and timelines. Regardless of the causes of project setback, the Project Manager is responsible for assessment and to ensure [...] Read More

A Global Cultural Change Program for a Large Scale Corporation

Lecture DetailsSpeaker ProfileRegister HerePDUsLecture Details Cultural change is probably one of the most important elements when executing an project. Especially if it comes to multinational projects this topics needs specific and conscious focus. Failing to understand the cultural environment of both territorial culture and corporate culture will lead to unnecessary delays of projects and cause [...] Read More
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