Renewal of traffic and energy infrastructure badly needed Television and newspapers regularly report on the need to renew infrastructure. The many bridges, viaducts, locks and tunnels built in the reconstruction years after WWII are reaching the end of their lifespans. This leads to a wave of renovation and replacement projects. The people in charge are …
With John van der Steur. After the Olympics is before the Olympics We’re enjoying an amazing European sports summer. The Spanish national team dazzled everyone and became the first to win the European Football Championship for the fourth time. During the Paris Olympics, we’ve seen heroic performances from athletes from every country and in every …
Good news The Mobilé 4 flow & innovation team is very busy with projects. Together with our clients, we accelerate the flow of work in project organisations. Our target is 20%. On our WHY page, our clients tell to what extent we are achieving this: https://mobile4flow.com/. Despite these fantastic results, convincing people of our expertise …
The world faces major challenges, organisations are overloaded The world faces major challenges. Energy transition and climate adaptation are two of them. The challenge of renovating Europe’s infrastructure also belongs on the list. We want to avoid a second Ponta Morandi (the bridge in Genoa that collapsed) or Grimburgwal (the collapsed quay in Amsterdam). The …
Happy New Year! I have good news for you: also in 2024 the end of the world is probably not going to happen. Human ingenuity and organisational talent are so strong that we can master the great challenges of our time, provided that governments and private companies work together. Over the Christmas holidays, I read …
With Willem de Wit. When Kasper Rorsted joined Adidas as CEO in 2016, the stock price soared. But by the time of his departure in November 2022, the stock price had fallen below its initial level. This must have been a disappointment for a leader who had always valued profitability. Was the cause related to …
ChatGPT about Project Portfolio flow Out of curiosity, I created a query on ChatGPT lately. My first request to the artificially intelligent chatbot was: “Write about `het rampjaar´1672 in Holland”. I was impressed. Within no time, a story appears on my screen. In a knowledgeable tone, ChatGPT writes that the French army overran large parts …
With Menno Graaf, Niels Mani, Emmo Meijer, Kerstin Zulechner. A story about the flow approach The results of the flow approach speak for themselves. At the beginning of a collaboration, our clients often ask for a description of the flow approach, which also speaks for itself. Our colleague Kevin Fox tells a story which is …
With Menno Graaf, Niels Mani, Emmo Meijer. A Root cause analysis is revealing and inspiring Almost everyone will agree with the saying that you have to tackle problems at the root. However, the logical analysis which reduces consequences to causes and ultimately the `root cause’, is not widely applied. We like to start a collaboration …
With Menno Graaf, Ian Heptinstall, Emmo Meijer and Kerstin Zulechner. Flow in project programs Since the beginning of this year, we have been writing about flow in innovation management and project programs. These are specialist texts *[i]. To achieve more project flow or more successful innovation projects, decisions at the top-management level are needed. This …