112. How to deliver twice the value in half the time

SP describes himself as a seasoned consultant with a clear objective and vision. He has 15 years of experience in Business Systems/ERP Implementation, and consults with C-suite executives to facilitate Digital Transformation.

SP recommends reading "Building A Rock Solid Foundation: The Essential Guide For Project Sponsors To Set Technology Projects For Success", and cites the realisation human experience is infinitely variable as one of his proudest achievements.

Laurie Bowman is a trainer and mentor with Synchrony Projects, he is passionate about sustainable project planning, risk management and control. With over 3 decades of experience in helping organizations navigate complex projects, Laurie's focus is on supporting individuals and organizations to uplift their capability so they can deliver successful and sustainable projects

Laurie's professional achievements: 

• Registered Professional Engineer (Environmental Engineering)  
• Chair of Engineers Australia’s Ethics Working Group
• Accredited trainer for APMG and AACE International

Laurie's proudest achievement is raising his son, Zac.

Martin is an independent professional who helps companies solve problems and take advantage of opportunities not only in the management of IT but also of entire companies. To do this, he uses the knowledge and experience gained during his 30 years of practice in multinational companies and cooperation with various clients. He combines different methods and approaches to find out the real cause and achieve the goal as effectively as possible. In his work he likes to follow the principles:

– The goal is to solve the problem, not use the method
– There is no ONE right method
– There is no ONE correct approach
– The solution is built step by step
– It doesn’t end with the first delivery
– There is always room for improvement

Falko helps leaders double the effectiveness of their teams in a matter of weeks. In the best case, this can be done without hiring new employees or reorganizing.

This can be achieved by different approaches that can be combined in a way putting value creation in the spotlight. To mention a few: making work visible, getting things done, team topologies, the art of business value, coaching habit and moving from a project to a product or even service mindset.

• https://vempio.de/podcast/ Podcast “DevOps from your ears straight to the brain” mostly in German language but with quite a few English episodes, too.
• Trainings in cooperation with DASA (DevOps Agile Skills Association)
  • DASA DevOps Professional - Specify and Verify – DevOps Agile Skills Association (DASA) co-author
  • DASA DevOps Certification Program (devopsagileskills.org) as trainer
• Trainings with colleagues of vempio
  • English: DevOps Basics, Scaling DevOps, DevOps in Embedded Systems, DevOps Value Streams
  • German: DevOps Grundlagen, DevOps in der Praxis, Skalierung von DevOps, DevOps Wertströme
• First graduate and best of class in Engineering IT Master at University Magdeburg

“I strive for making portfolio management and project execution brighter, faster and more efficient”.

Michael Ehlers is Partner in Implement Consulting Group and lead of Half Double Institute. Michael has been dedicated to project and portfolio management, change management and strategic execution since 2001. Michael is one of the founding fathers of the Half Double methodology, a very popular speaker on agile methods and recognized as master of applying the Half Double approach to all project types and project organisations.

• Co-author of the Half Double Handbook and the Half Double Foundation Guide
• Certified Half Double Master
• In 2018 Half Double was awarded the most innovative idea of the year within Project Management by the Crown Prince of Dubai.

Michael's proudest moment has been creating true impact with the Half Double approach in real life projects. Researchers conclude the success rate of the first 16 pilot projects were 87% - fulfilling the project impact targets.