INVITATION 

Study trip to the University of Oxford Leading for Success in Complex Projects

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INVITATION 

Study trip to the University of Oxford Leading for Success in Complex Projects

We are delighted to invite you to our study trip to the University of Oxford. Together with leading academics in the field of project and programme management, we want to explore the latest academic thinking on the challenges of IT projects and IT-enabled transformation as well as ways to make your project more successful. Together we have planned three exciting days at the University of Oxford, and we hope that you will join us for this exciting opportunity. Please find attached information about the programme and the contributors to prepare for the trip. Yours sincerely,

Bjarne Hennings Implement Consulting Group

Thomas Gottschalck Implement Consulting Group

Alexander Budzier University of Oxford

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PRACTICAL INFORMATION Place Saïd Business School Park End St Oxford OX1 1HP United Kingdom Enrolment To enrol, please send an email to Bjarne Hennings, bjhe@ implement.dk Enrolment is binding. Contact If you have any questions about the study trip, please contact: Bjarne Hennings [email protected] +45 2536 7009 Additional information The study trip will include full accommodation, hotel and trans­portation to site visit. Information about the specific hotel will be supplied as we get closer to the study trip. Participants must book their own flights to and from the UK. This way, they have the opportunity to arrive early and explore the beautiful city and/or stay the weekend.

INVITATION 

Study trip to the University of Oxford Leading for Success in Complex Projects

CONTRIBUTORS Bent Flyvbjerg is the first BT Professor and founding Chair of Major Programme Management at University of Oxford and the Founding Director of University of Oxford’s BT Centre for Major Programme Management. Bent is a leading international expert within the field of programme management and planning, perhaps best known for his book Megaprojects and risk – An anatomy of ambition, widely considered as essential reading for project managers, sponsors and those involved in megaprojects. Bent is the most cited scholar in his field and his ideas on optimism bias (the tendency to take an overly positive view of planned actions) and strategic misrepresentation (deliberately misstating the likely outcomes of actions) have been incorporated into project evaluation techniques around the world. Bent continues to influence the development of project management both through his research and through teaching some of the leading programme managers of today and tomorrow. Bent has worked as a consultant to project owners, regulators, corporations, banks, national audit offices, the EU Commission and the United Nations and has been adviser to the UK, Dutch and Danish governments in formulating national policies for infrastructure, environment, transportation and science. His books and articles have been translated into 19 languages, and his research has been covered by Science, The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times,

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The New York Times, The BBC and many others. He has received numerous honours and awards, including two Visiting Fulbright Scholarships to the USA, where he did research at the University of California at Los Angeles and Berkeley and at Harvard University. In 2002, Bent was knighted in the Order of the Dannebrog. Bent holds a PhD from Aarhus University, Denmark, and two higher doctorates from Aalborg University in engineering (dr.techn.) and science (dr.scient.), respectively. He is a Professorial Fellow of St Anne’s College, Oxford. Alexander Budzier is a Researcher at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School. He is working on understanding and preventing megaprojects from turning into black swans with massive cost overruns and long delays. Prior to coming to the University of Oxford, Alexander worked as a consultant with McKinsey in Düsseldorf and Chicago. At Oxford, he teaches on the MSc for Major Programme Management. He is the Director of the UK Government’s Project Leadership Programme, which he designs and facilitates. He is also a teacher at the Major Project Leadership Academy, a leadership development programme for the top 300 project managers in the UK civil service. Alexander has been invited to contribute op-eds, guest lectures and key notes to practitioner and academic audience. Alexander received his PhD from the University of Oxford.

Atif Ansar is a Departmental Lecturer at the Blavatnik School of Government and also works at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Atif’s research examines energy projects and the challenges of project leadership. In particular, he studies option thinking in projects and the role of time. Prior to joining the University of Oxford, Atif worked as a consultant for the World Bank. He holds a PhD from the University of Oxford.

ABOUT SAÏD BUSINESS SCHOOL The Saïd Business School is one of the world’s leading and most entrepreneurial business schools. An integral part of the University of Oxford, the School embodies the academic rigour and forward thinking that has made Oxford a world leader in education. The Saïd Business School is dedicated to developing a new generation of business leaders and entrepreneurs and conducting research not only into the nature of business, but the connections between business and the wider world. The School combines the highest standards of academic rigour with a practical understanding of business and wealth creation. Our faculty are engaged in boundaryextending research on key management issues, in dialogue with the wider intellectual community and with practitioners.

STUDY TRIP TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD “LEADING FOR SUCCESS IN COMPLEX PROJECTS” WEDNESDAY 17 JUNE

THURSDAY 18 JUNE

FRIDAY 19 JUNE

12:30 Arrival at Saïd Business School

07:00 Breakfast at the Spires Hotel

07:00 Breakfast at the Spires Hotel

12:30 Lunch

08:30 Coach transfer to Saïd Business School

08:30 Coach transfer to Saïd Business School

09:00 Black Swans in ICT – Part I Alexander Budzier

09:00 Unilever Global Rewards System Case Study Keith Williams and Benedict Pinches

13:30 The Challenges, Causes, Cures of Megaprojects Bent Flyvbjerg 15:00 Break

10:30 Break

15:30 Masterbuilder Leadership Bent Flyvbjerg

11:00 Black Swans in ICT – Part II Alexander Budzier

17:00 Coach to the Spires Hotel and Check-in

12:30 Group Photo and Lunch

10:30 Break 11:00 Unilever Global Rewards System Case Study Keith Williams and Benedict Pinches

18:30 Walking Tour of Oxford

13:30 Big is Fragile Atif Ansar

20:00 Free Evening

15:00 Break

13:30 Reference Class Forecasting Alexander Budzier

15:30 Benefits Management in IT Alexander Budzier

15:00 Break

17:00 Reflections of the Day Alexander Budzier and Thomas Gottschalck 17:30 Coach to the Spires Hotel 19:00 Coach to Somerville College 19:30 College Dinner at Somerville College

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12:30 Lunch

15:30 Reflections of the Day Alexander Budzier and Thomas Gottschalck 17:00 Departure from Oxford

INVITATION 

Study trip to the University of Oxford Leading for Success in Complex Projects

THE COLLEGE DINNER The College Dinner offers participants the genuine Oxford experience and will take place in the old historical buildings of the University of Oxford. The glorious surroundings will reveal hidden treasures and provide a unique opportunity to get an insight into the University of Oxford. A three-course dinner will be served in one of the college’s wood-panelled dining halls.

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