Dr. Joe D'Mello
Active in both industry and academia, Dr. Joe D’Mello is energized by a deeply ingrained mission and relentless passion to transform how the world perceives, orchestrates, and manages work, so that it becomes a truly uplifting and fulfilling experience which harnesses human capital, fosters innovation, and fuels stakeholder value creation. He is also a fervent advocate for transforming the educational landscape and expanding access to quality professional education which can enrich careers and engender greater diversity, equity, and inclusion in the professional world. He develops and teaches graduate-level courses and seminars at the University of Chicago (including executive-level training at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business) and at the University of Maryland Global Campus. In the past, he has been invited by several universities to design and deliver project management training courses at the MBA level. Joe D’Mello founded Exequity Inc., a Project Management Institute Authorized Training Partner (ATP) and a management consulting & training firm focusing exclusively on boosting clients’ execution capabilities by designing innovative and nimble approaches and techniques for attaining vision-aligned and value-generating results. He has a sustained track record of successfully leading vision-and mission-critical projects, turning around troubled projects, and implementing initiatives in (and novel approaches to) process improvement, organizational agility, data analytics, organizational learning, product and new business development, change management, etc.
He began his industry career in R&D and product development at AT&T Bell Laboratories, where he was fast-tracked to an appointment as Distinguished Member of Technical Staff and thereafter appointed to various senior management positions. His vast management and consulting/training experience in the US, Europe, Asia, and Middle East span various industry segments and wide-ranging initiatives requiring the creation of synergies and efficiencies across several functional areas such as strategy, finance, marketing, sales, R&D, IT, product/business development, quality, operations, HR, etc. Considered a thought leader and maven on execution, he has consulted for and been invited by leading corporations and reputed universities to conduct on-site training seminars which have included practitioners, managers, and executives from organizations such as Apple, Boeing, Booz Allen Hamilton, FDA, Google, HP, IBM, Leo Burnett, Microsoft, NASA, NIH, and several others: small businesses, not-for-profits, Fortune 100/500, US and foreign government organizations, defense/intelligence, etc. He has received awards and frequent commendations from clients and seminar participants for imparting a very refreshing blend and balance of incisive precepts, practical experience, real life and behavioral insights, managerial and leadership perspectives and judgment, and intellectual honesty and rigor –coupled with illuminating acumen on leveraging technology and data science. In May 2013, he won the University of Chicago’s coveted Annual Excellence in Teaching Award in Business and Professional Programs, and a similar award in 2009 from the University of Maryland Global Campus MBA program. He still teaches on contract at both these universities.
Dr. D’Mello holds an Executive MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management (Northwestern University) with concentrations in finance, marketing, and strategy; and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees (Math with CS minor) from Ohio State University, Columbus. He is a member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) and the Project Management Institute (PMI); has a Master’s Certification in Project Management from Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey; is a PMIcertified Project Management Professional (PMP®) and Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®); as well as a Certified Scrum Master (CSM). His expertise and experience also span six sigma, data science, AI and deep learning, various programming languages, and educational technology; as well as tools and/or skills in wide-ranging disciplines: marketing, strategy, operations, R&D, software design/development, IT, finance, etc. He lives in Naperville, IL with his wife and three children. When not working, he enjoys interesting and insightful conversations, family fun, poetry, occasional travel, keeping fit, and exploring and realizing holistic health. He has a zest for learning as well as teaching, and likes to explore eLearning technologies.
Topic: Project Management Futurescape
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (1.25 PDU)
Abstract:
Work is the lifeblood of any organization and project management has the potential to make work a meaningful and uplifting experience that creates value for all stakeholders. Project management is uniquely positioned to boost organizational productivity and competitive advantage because it can be instrumental in attaining vision, mission, and strategy; fostering creativity and innovation, thwarting counter-productive agendas, and in embracing and thriving on change. It can also provide the gears for reducing workplace chaos and stress, and thereby facilitating the creation of a happy, healthy, and highly motivated workforce, as well as a more diverse, equitable, and fair work environment.
Although our discipline has made giant and commendable strides over the past few decades, the prevalence of execution lapses and subpar project outcomes – not to mention work environments that are often stressful and toxic - are loud, clear, and jarring reminders that the full potential of project management has yet to be adequately appreciated and harnessed.
This presentation will explore the factors that account for this shortfall and offer recommendations for evolving to a future state which positions the discipline to occupy its rightful spot in the echelon of revered business disciplines such as finance and marketing – thus creating opportunities for project managers to enhance their value-add to organizations and to pave career pathways with potential to lead all the way up to the C-suite. Attaining this future state will require an evolution of the discipline and a transformation in the thinking, attitudes, and behaviors of its practitioners. It will also require the next generation of leaders to exercise a vision that encompasses ESG and DEI, to skillfully coalesce and weave together strands from other disciplines such as IT, data science, and design thinking; and to liaise actively and meaningfully with other functions like finance, accounting, marketing, etc. in order to extend the reach and impact of project management to all areas of organizational activity.
Learning Objectives: After viewing this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Summarize the current state, reach, and level of utilization of the project management discipline;
- Analyze the reasons and factors that account for the vastly unrealized potential and reach of project management;
- Envision an attainable futurescape of project management which realizes its full potential to transform and uplift work and society, and to optimize value creation for all stakeholders;
- Distill, correlate, and coalesce the various elements and enablers for transitioning to this futurescape; and
- Sketch the implications of this futurescape for leadership and value creation; organizational innovation and success; and workplace wellbeing, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Social Media:
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