The Project Economy is upon us, Bob Safian declared in a keynote.

“Projectization is moving through the
economy,” the former editor of Fast
Company told attendees. “I hear it
talked about in the halls of power in
companies around the world.”
Forget titles—the future of work will
be defined by tasks, he said. Tech-
nology is dismantling existing orga-
nizational structures, and younger
workers are looking at their careers
as a series of projects.
anadi Alsheikh was working
as the head of the project
management office (PMO)
at the Saudi Stock Exchange for a
decade before she was elevated to
the role of chief strategy officer
three years ago. Feeling a bit
removed from the day-to-day action,
she decided it was time to get back in
touch with her roots. So she traveled
from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to attend
this year’s PMI® Global Conference in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

“I still oversee the PMO, but my role has gotten bigger, and my focus has shifted more to strategy,” said Ms. Alsheikh. “I wanted to refresh my knowledge and see what’s happening in the project management world again.” Ms. Alsheikh was one of more than

3,700 project and program professionals from across the globe who descended upon PMI’s hometown to learn and connect. The event was also a celebration of PMI’s 50th anniversary, an opportunity to not just reflect on the past—but to launch boldly into a future that looks particularly well-suited to project managers.

PMI® Global Conference 2019
Say Hello to The Project Economy

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