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Artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, collaboration tools—project managers are using a bevy of new technologies to boost efficiency and improve project outcomes. We discuss this with: Niral Rajani, project manager, Aristocrat, Sydney: Rajani discusses how tech tools can increase efficiency and reduce cost and time on projects, and how he uses machine learning to predict risk, complexity and resources on future projects—plus the steps he takes to ensure a smooth implementation for new technologies or tech tools on his teams. Dunola Oladapo, founder of Luton Lights and Generation Connect program lead at the U.N.’s International Telecommunication Union, U.K.: Oladapo discusses how she’s seen an increase in project management and collaboration tools as more people embrace remote work, how she uses collaboration tools to connect with young leaders around the world, and why empathy, equity and creating a safe, collaborative environment are must-haves when leading virtual teams.Key themes[02:07] How tech tools are changing how project managers deliver initiatives[04:14] Training machine learning models to predict risk, resourcing and more[06:10] Steps to ensure a smooth implementation of new technologies[07:22] Ways to build buy-in for next-gen tech tools[11:10] Project managers seeing more tech tools as remote work increases[13:12] Finding collaboration tools that work for your team[16:03] Empathy and compassion: Two must-haves for project managers in a tech-fueled world

Resilience is a must-have for teams delivering projects in today’s disruptive and volatile world. So how do you build resiliency on teams? We discuss this with:Ray Jones, PMI-ACP, PMP, program manager, SMX Technology, San Antonio, Texas, USA: Jones discusses the new context for resilience in a more complex and ambiguous world, how project leaders can build team resiliency by leaning into a learning mindset, how he helped make a team more resilient by changing their work processes and environment, plus how a diversity of skills and perspectives makes for a more resilient team.Carlos Augusto Fernandes Filho, senior director for commercial aviation programs, Embraer, São José dos Campos, Brazil: Filho shares how resilience can help drive results in an organization and motivate teams, the skills he’s looking for to create—and develop—a resilient team, and how multidisciplinary, collaborative teams help build resilience. Key Themes [01:44] Resiliency’s role in a volatile, uncertain environment[03:33] Building resilience through experiential learning and empathy[08:55] How a diversity of skills boosts team resilience[12:21] The benefits of resiliency—and the pitfalls of lacking it[13:17] Creating teams with resilient members, plus how to help them further develop their resilience[17:37] How division within teams—and organizations—can hinder resilience[21:11] Looking to encourage team resilience? Create a culture of moving forward

For International Women’s Day, Projectified® hosts a roundtable with three women project leaders to discuss what it’s currently like for women in project management, how teams benefit from diversity and how organizations can better support women leaders, plus questions they had for one another as fellow project leaders.Our guests include Janete Faustino, PMP, PfMP, portfolio management leader of operations strategy and performance, TAP Air Portugal, Lisbon; Bharti Ochani, PMP, IT project manager, Halian, Dubai; and Maeve O’Brien, project manager, DDB, Chicago.Key themes[02:00] Three women project leaders on the state of women in project management[05:00] The benefits of diverse teams[06:16] Top skills for project managers: stakeholder management, accountability and conviction[09:43] Ways organizations can support women leaders[13:22] How do you keep moving forward in the face of obstacles on projects?[18:54] Advice to women project leaders: Network, be the driver of your own career, be genuine