📊 Overview:

• Host: Gareth Parks, PMI UK
• Event: Launch of the project data analytics task force and a related white paper.

🎯 Key Points:

1. Interactive Session:
   • Participants used Mentimeter to interact, answering questions and providing feedback during the session.
   • Discussions focused on participants’ backgrounds, roles, and experiences with project data analytics.
2. Agenda and Speakers:
   • Prof. Tim Broy introduced the session, discussing the digital transformation in construction and infrastructure over 25 years.
   • Andy Murray outlined the context for project data analytics, stressing its importance for project performance improvement.
   • Dr. Alex Budzier provided statistical insights on project performance, emphasizing the need for better data usage to improve outcomes.
   • Multiple industry perspectives were shared, discussing sector-specific challenges and data analytics applications.
3. Main Themes:
   • The significant potential of data analytics to revolutionize project management.
   • The current state of project management shows a need for improvement, as many projects do not meet time, budget, or benefit expectations.
   • The fragmentation and competitive nature of the construction industry were highlighted as challenges to improving project performance.

🔍 Detailed Discussions:

• The panel sessions explored different industries’ perspectives on leveraging data for project management, including construction, defence, and health sectors.
• The potential for data-driven approaches to address common project management issues was a recurring topic.

🌐 Global Participation:

• Attendees from various global locations participated, including notable mentions of people joining from Stockholm and Peru.