Personally, I agree with most of the projects where identified. Some, in my opinion, are too recent to judge for their long term influence.
What do you think? Saving Changes...
Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
Awesome! Thanks, Marjorie :) Saving Changes...
Patrick CurrieProject Manager| AFSCLacombe, Alberta, Canada
Oct 09, 2019 10:16 AM
Replying to Marjorie Anderson
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Hi everyone!
It seems there are some questions around how the 50 Most Influential Projects were chosen and I'd like to provide some insight into that.
The honorees were chosen from among more than 1,000 high-impact projects identified by 400 leaders in the global project management community, including PMI chapter leaders, members, and volunteers, as well as academics and industry experts. The final selections, made by PMI’s thought-leadership team, reflect what project work has enabled and the central role it has played in creating our present.
Questions the team asked to evaluate the projects include:
Did the project have definitive open and/or close dates within the past 50 years?
Did it truly change society, the business world, and/or the profession?
Was it innovative or first-of-its-kind
Is it recognized as iconic, influential, and/or game-changing across generations?
Will future projects be executed in new ways due to the project’s success?
I hope this is helpful!
Thanks for the input - appreciated..the high level overview on each project is great.. I think there should have been a link to the more detailed project and some project management strategy to help us Saving Changes...
It seems there are some questions around how the 50 Most Influential Projects were chosen and I'd like to provide some insight into that.
The honorees were chosen from among more than 1,000 high-impact projects identified by 400 leaders in the global project management community, including PMI chapter leaders, members, and volunteers, as well as academics and industry experts. The final selections, made by PMI’s thought-leadership team, reflect what project work has enabled and the central role it has played in creating our present.
Questions the team asked to evaluate the projects include:
Did the project have definitive open and/or close dates within the past 50 years?
Did it truly change society, the business world, and/or the profession?
Was it innovative or first-of-its-kind
Is it recognized as iconic, influential, and/or game-changing across generations?
Will future projects be executed in new ways due to the project’s success?
I hope this is helpful!
Thanks for providing that clarity, Marjorie! I'd seen the list during Ron Safian's keynote but I have something less than photographic memory these days :-)
I wish they would use some Project Management principle or rationale as to WHY and HOW they were deemed influential. The write ups are like stories ( and great ones too like the good old Queen of the sky B747) but what was the success factor and HOW did they do it ? what were some of the challenges/risks they were up against to make it successful and influential.
Patrick,
That is why I would like to have some explanation of the method of selection. Saving Changes...
I think it's safe to say that 3 years in, Brexit as project is on the brink of failure. It will no doubt have an end either way, as all projects do, but it will never be seen as a success or well run and managed IMO.
I never understand why UK people voted for Brexit. But who I'm I to understand.
In my book, it will go as one of the worst projects. Saving Changes...
Karl TwortSenior Project Manager| Fresh EggUnited Kingdom
Oct 09, 2019 10:16 AM
Replying to Marjorie Anderson
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Hi everyone!
It seems there are some questions around how the 50 Most Influential Projects were chosen and I'd like to provide some insight into that.
The honorees were chosen from among more than 1,000 high-impact projects identified by 400 leaders in the global project management community, including PMI chapter leaders, members, and volunteers, as well as academics and industry experts. The final selections, made by PMI’s thought-leadership team, reflect what project work has enabled and the central role it has played in creating our present.
Questions the team asked to evaluate the projects include:
Did the project have definitive open and/or close dates within the past 50 years?
Did it truly change society, the business world, and/or the profession?
Was it innovative or first-of-its-kind
Is it recognized as iconic, influential, and/or game-changing across generations?
Will future projects be executed in new ways due to the project’s success?
I hope this is helpful!
Vincent, I assume you missed this post from Majorie explaining (and yes, I agree with your comment on Brexit) Saving Changes...
It seems there are some questions around how the 50 Most Influential Projects were chosen and I'd like to provide some insight into that.
The honorees were chosen from among more than 1,000 high-impact projects identified by 400 leaders in the global project management community, including PMI chapter leaders, members, and volunteers, as well as academics and industry experts. The final selections, made by PMI’s thought-leadership team, reflect what project work has enabled and the central role it has played in creating our present.
Questions the team asked to evaluate the projects include:
Did the project have definitive open and/or close dates within the past 50 years?
Did it truly change society, the business world, and/or the profession?
Was it innovative or first-of-its-kind
Is it recognized as iconic, influential, and/or game-changing across generations?
Will future projects be executed in new ways due to the project’s success?
I hope this is helpful!
Thanks, Marjorie,
It put some clarification. I would be curious to see the 1000 projects from which the selection was made. how was the initial list made? Saving Changes...
Hi Vincent, in my opinion www definitely deserved to be top of the list, loads of reasons one of it about reminiscing those hotmail and yahoo days!
Rest of list are mixed opinion or am not familiar with.
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1 reply by Vincent Guerard
Oct 11, 2019 11:33 AM
Vincent Guerard
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Thanks, Suzi,
That is the point if you, me and others are not familiar with the project, I find it difficult to say most influential!
After knowing and analysing the list, I consider it has politically correct projects in excess. Many big and important projects (and more influential, in my opinion) were not included. Incomprehensive that "single's day" is in the top ten projects. "Paris Fashion Week" is also rather questionable whether it should be in the list. As a brazilian, I regard the BRT project project in Curitiba as a much interesting initiative, but far from representing the most important or influential project already done in this country. Itaipu dam and the associated hydroelectric plant , as an example, between Brazil and Paraguay, was simply the biggest plant of this kind in the world at the time . The dam measures 7,919 meters long and 196 meters high, equivalent to a 65-floor building. The iron and steel used in it could de used to construct 380 towers like the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Besides that, Itaipu launched the biggest reforestation program already developed by a hydroelectric development, planting over 20 million native tree seedlings in the reservoir’s protection area.
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1 reply by Vincent Guerard
Oct 11, 2019 11:39 AM
Vincent Guerard
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Paulo, I see you found the list.
The title is the "50 most influential projects" not the 50 most challenging or the best success. Like the Sydney Opera was a failure in terms of management but I agree it stands as an icon.
In my view most of the list makes sense. Some need explaining.
