Jun24No Walk in the ParkPosted at 18:09 in My Work, Project Management

Today was my last day at Interoute, and despite everything that's going on these days, I'm almost done with my books and magazines backlog, and while going through April's PM Network, I stumbled upon thebuzz column titled "No Walk in the Park". The article is really interesting and depicts the trend in theme park projects in various areas of the world, describing some of the big projects ongoing in Americas and Asia. However, I'm seriously questionning the numbers provided by the PWC study Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2007-2011, that ranks Middle East as the Top 5 spender in the amusement park segment by 2011, with "only" $200 million. That number has to be much higher if you look at megaprojects like Dubailand, which Universal Studios will be a part of.

Anyway, my point is that considering the amount of high end projects in that segment that are already ongoing, or due to be launched pretty soon, and the well known global shortage in project talents, it will be a real challenge to beef up my team overthere. If you are a top notch Project Leader, Program Manager, Risk Manager or Change Manager, if you feel like working for a big player like Universal Studios in a challenging geographical area like Dubai, please send me your resume and cover letter. If you know a top notch Project Leader, Program Manager, Risk Manager or Change Manager, who feels like working for a big player like Universal Studios in a challenging geographical area like Dubai, I would be grateful if you could foward this post to them.

Jun23Nicolas Sarkozy à PraguePosted at 11:43 in Prague

Notre Président de la République, Nicolas Sarkozy se trouvait à Prague en début de semaine, et à cette occasion, il a convié un certain nombre de ressortissants français à une courte réception au Palais Buquoy. Au cours d'un discours bref mais intéressant, il a notamment annoncé sa volonté d'offrir la gratuité de l'enseignement dans les établissements français à l'étranger (la réforme a commencé par les terminales, et gagnera une tranche d'âge supplémentaire chaque année). Même si j'attends de voir quelles seront les modalités d'application de cette mesure (et ses conséquences potentielles), j'ai été séduit par l'orateur brillant et par l'aura de charisme qui se dégage du personnage, jusque dans sa poignée de main, solide et franche, tout comme son regard.

Jun13Managing Risk AttitudePosted at 00:36 in Project Management

On Tuesday, I was speaking on "Managing the Risk Attitude" at the Stamford Global Risk Management Forum. The forum was chaired by David Hillson, and I have to say that his presentation and speaking skills astonished me. I'm a regular reader of Bert Decker's blog, and I found in David's keynote speaks the same energy and passion. I thought I would share some elements of my presentation with the fellow readers of my blog, and hopefully start a discussion with you on that topic. Risk Attitude is currently on the leading edge of Risk Management, and is defined by David as "a chosen response to uncertainty that matters, influenced by perception".

Jun05Ecole de Management de StrasbourgPosted at 12:21 in Project Management, Strasbourg

Elu à la direction de l'Ecole de Management Strasbourg - issue de la fusion de l'IECS et de l'IAE Strasbourg - en mars dernier, le Professeur Michel Kalika, a vu son plan stratégique de développement approuvé par les membres du Conseil d'Administration de l'Ecole, présidé par François Loos (fin avril) puis par les membres du Conseil d'Administration de l'Université Robert Schuman (fin mai). Le Conseil d'Administration de l'Ecole a également élu les 3 Directeurs délégués: Babak Mehmanpazir, directeur délégué Programme Grande Ecole; Jacques Lewkowicz, directeur délégué Master Management Universitaire et Pia Imbs, directeur délégué Executive Education.

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