Keynote Speaker - Mr. Till H. Balser
PM4.0 - project management for the next era
Founder of Tiba Managementberatung GmbH
Abstract:
The "fourth industrial revolution" is a result of the interaction between intelligent, networked systems and consequently integrated hardware and software development. Work areas and organisational units which have been functionally separate in the past have to be closely and successfully linked in projects and project teams. Thus the different work cultures and structures come into contact. On the one hand, the increasing complexity in projects has to be managed and on the other hand, the demand for agility requires fast, decentralised decisions at the functionally responsible interfaces.
The aim of the project management discipline has always been to manage complexity. With the increasing complexity of projects, the concepts and methods of project management have also evolved over the past 30 years. Whereas 30 years ago, project management was still limited to the use of "critical path analysis", today it is a meta-discipline. Today's often dogmatic conflict between "classic" and "agile" project management contradicts such an evolutionary view and is also ineffective. The discipline of project management is always in a state of flux and in the past five years has been - justifiably - supplemented with agile techniques, especially in research and technology projects. However, agile project management does not guarantee the required planning security for large projects, particularly for investment projects in industry and in the public sector.
What now? Mr Balser provides guidance in his presentation. Starting with an overview of the evolutionary development steps of project management, next he leads us to a deeper understanding of current methods and concepts of agile project management, in order to guide us into the visionary future of "Project Management 4.0" - also known as "adaptive project management": the clever, situational combination of "classic" and "agile" project management.
Sounds simple at first but is a real challenge for companies, although it is great fun and is successful in every case.
Biography:
Project management already appealed to the economics graduate during his degree studies. "Good project management prevents negative surprises and sleepless nights," says Till H. Balser, who has been a pioneer and campaigner on the topic of project management in Germany for 35 years. Over time he became increasingly aware that PM performance cannot be improved by using software alone.
Considering this he developed his systemic overall approach to PM, known as the "four-axis cross". This approach recognises the introduction/optimisation of PM in companies as an integrative process made up of organisational development, qualification/staff development, method and process standardisation and technological support.
With Tiba, Mr Balser has established an institute that provides expert advice, training and support for all issues relating to project management.