Frank Endrikat

Large-scale projects always requiring extra management, skills, governance,
strategy, organization and attention. This topic outlines the best practices when
dealing with large and global projects, considering size, communication, governance,
methodology and culture.
In order to ensure success for major projects, various topic need to be considered
and addressed:
• Stakeholder, Sponsor, Governance Structure
• Structure, roles & responsibilities (Management, PMO, …)
• Governance, Methodology, Tools
• Standard and templates
• People, skills & cultures
• Scope Management
• Commercial Management
These areas and related best practices will be outlined, explained and suggestions
for different use cases be made.
This topic also includes case studies:
• Major infrastructure project from greenfield in developing Arabic country
• High complexity data centre infrastructure renewal project

Technologies have develop rapidly over the past years and enabled business to tap
into a brand new, almost unlimited source of technologies. This topic outlines the
possibilities for business and explains typical approaches and also pitfalls to be
avoided.
Many concepts in digital transformation reflect the nearly endless possibilities of
todays business transformations, which include:
• Define digital operational perfection
• Customer Relationship and Sales: Engage your customers and provide services
using Facebook, Twittter, LinkedIn and Whatsup
• Industry 4.0: Enable customer wishes with “lot-size zero”, design the manless
production floor and provide a seamless maintenance and quality management
• Internet of Things IoT: Provide end-to-end customer services in an B2B and B2C
environment
• Big Data: Making informed decisions
• Cloud: Operational and strategic use of cloud offerings
The possibilities and options and shortfalls of these possibilities will be outlined