William Moylan, PhD, PMP, is a tenured professor of construction management at Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA will be keynote speaker at the opening of the Forum.

The Value of Project Management

Project management emphasizes results, communication, and learning – which add up to real business value, organizational value, and strategic value. Through case studies and findings from the global Researching the Value of Project Management study, this presentation shows where and how project management makes a difference.

Toyota: methodology and tools

Mr. Fern’s presentation will outline the Toyota methodologies for designing the new car and for procuring the parts. He will discuss “value engineering” and “target costing” which are the tools Toyota employs to control quality and cost. He will also discuss how the failure of value engineering has led to Toyota’s recent problems. New product development projects that employ the Toyota methodology and tools are likely to produce greater profits than those which do not.