Projectified Folgen

To ensure projects deliver real social impact, organizations and their teams need to set clear targets, track progress—and adjust when plans and variables shift. We host a joint discussion with Karlijn Sibbel, innovation director at Notpla in London, and Grzegorz Wach, refugee employment initiative lead at NESsT in Warsaw. They discuss their work on two of the PMI 2024 Most Influential Projects, detailing the metrics used to track progress and measure positive social impact as well as the challenges teams face when aggregating this data. They also share their biggest lessons learned when it comes to measuring social impact.Key themes[02:46] How Notpla uses seaweed and plants to make biodegradable packaging[06:23] How NESsT is empowering refugees and migrants to access quality jobs[08:49] Using multiple metrics to track progress and measure a project’s social impact[15:03] Top challenges teams face when measuring social impact[23:04] Delivering positive social impact in the face of increased scrutiny[27:13] Lessons learned: Embracing partners and pushing industry benchmarks forward

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an urgent call to action to help people and the planet—and projects aligned to those goals require strong collaboration with stakeholders, whether they’re government agencies, teachers or farmers. We discuss this with: Jenny Buccos, CEO of EXPLR and co-director of the National STEM Festival, New York City: Buccos discusses how she and her team worked with the U.S. Department of Education along with corporate and philanthropic partners to bring the National STEM Festival to life. She also talks about the skills she leaned on to build stronger relationships with partners, the festival’s future and how STEM can help make a big impact on UN SDGs. Simon Dyer, CEO, Virtual Irrigation Academy, Sunshine Coast, Australia: Dyer shares VIA’s history and how small-scale farmers, their communities and governments are using VIA’s tech and the data it generates to make informed irrigation decisions. He also talks about the importance of face-to-face conversations with stakeholders, cultivating partners within the communities projects are happening in, and his biggest lessons learned from collaborating with stakeholders. Key themes[02:17] Bringing stakeholders together for the National STEM Festival[07:18] Collaborating with partners without losing sight of a project’s goal[08:42] Leaning on time management and stakeholder engagement to build partnerships[13:25] How STEM can help teams achieve UN SDGs[16:26] How farmers, communities and governments use VIA’s tech to make informed irrigation decisions[22:09] The power of face-to-face interactions with stakeholders—and embracing community partners[26:38] Lessons learned: Don’t assume your stakeholders’ pain points and don’t discount your stakeholders’ knowledge

Public and private organizations across the globe are taking action to reach net-zero emissions targets—investing heavily in new technology to build resilient and efficient energy systems. Guests discuss the push for cleaner energy, the tech their teams use to develop cleaner energy solutions and the skills project professionals need to lead these projects.Key themes[01:43] What’s behind the global push for a clean energy transition? [04:33] Using new tech and operational practices to reduce carbon emissions in oil and gas production[10:57] The must-have skills to deliver tech-forward clean energy efficiency projects[15:05] Tech that’s helping connect renewable energy sources to the grid [19:02] Executing a tech upgrade to a decades-old binational hydropower plant[24:33] What’s next for a clean energy transition? Greater digitalization in the energy sector