About this episode
PMI’s 2020 Most Influential Projects highlights more than 250 bold, breakthrough efforts—spanning sectors and continents. Guests discuss three of those initiatives: Hugh Lawson, project director at Sydney Metro in Sydney, discusses how the massive project will transform transportation in the city and how COVID-19 created opportunities to challenge long-held assumptions. César García Marirrodriga, project manager at the European Space Agency in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, shares what scientists hope to learn about the heliosphere from the Solar Orbiter’s seven-year mission. Rob Wright, of Public Services and Procurement Canada, talks about how the project team created a long-term vision with built-in flexibility for a multiyear restoration of Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Key themes [00:56] PMI’s 2020 Most Influential Projects [02:24] Sydney Metro to bring new ways to move around the city [04:43] Challenging long-held assumptions and finding opportunities in COVID-19 [07:00] Sydney Metro transforming transportation for years to come [09:31] Solar Orbiter: Unlocking secrets of the sun [12:25] Creating a long-term vision with built-in flexibility for Parliament Hill Rehabilitation [15:03] Using Centre Block as an apex project to drive strategy [17:37] Lesson learned: Bring construction and design together on day one