Geostrategy Imperative: How it Elevates Risk Management
Organizations must increasingly anticipate, assess and manage the risks that come in today’s complex project environment. Enter geostrategy. Guests discuss how geopolitical volatility impacts their projects and teams, how geostrategy fits into their risk management processes, and ways they help their teams better manage change and turbulence. Plus, how they gain the geostrategy knowledge they need to deliver successful projects.
Episode Overview
As geopolitical volatility reigns, organizations must increasingly anticipate, assess and manage the risks that come in such a complex project environment. How is this turbulence affecting project leaders? How are they incorporating geostrategy into their risk management processes? We discuss this with:
Heather Buchanan, PMI-RMP, PMP, supply chain project manager, Canada Goose, Toronto: She discusses how geopolitical volatility’s impact extends beyond the triple constraint. She explains how project teams are handling change with strategic shifts and proactive planning, and how she ensures her teams keep geopolitical considerations at the forefront. Plus, Buchanan talks about how subject matter experts, tech tools and even PMI helps her stay up-to-date on geostrategy.
Rosa Gilsanz, PMI-RMP, PMP, project leader, Bayernoil, Munich: Gilsanz shares why geopolitical issues can wreak havoc with energy projects, the importance of a diverse team in risk identification, prioritization and mitigation planning, and how she uses clear communication and knowledge sharing to bolster her team’s resilience and adaptability amid uncertainty.
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