A UCL academic has been named on the Project Management Institute (PMI) Future 50 Global Award 2024 list, in recognition of his work advancing the science to manage the world’s most complex infrastructure programmes.
Dr Juliano Denicol (UCL Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction) is one of fifty project management professionals under the age of 35 recognised on the PMI annual list for reshaping their fields and industries by accelerating innovation through groundbreaking These up-and-coming leaders were recognised for demonstrating exceptional skills, dedication, and innovation in the field of
Dr Denicol is the founding Director of the MBA Major Infrastructure Delivery, the first MBA of the Bartlett, UCL’s Faculty of the Built Environment, and the founder of the Megaproject Delivery Centre at UCL. The centre develops research and executive education to change how major infrastructure projects are delivered, not only by advancing strategies and metrics to improve
Dr Denicol’s research on megaproject management has received multiple awards and attracted partnerships with top organisations, including the infrastructure think tank OECD, and the global engineering firm AECOM.
His research has focused on a range of different megaprojects in the UK, including High Speed 1, Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, London 2012 Olympics, Crossrail, Thames Tideway Tunnel, and High Speed 2, looking at a range of factors influencing their performance across programme management, organisation design, procurement, supply chain management and systems integration. His research has attracted a range of media coverage and has been included in multiple written submissions of evidence to the UK Parliament.
Dr Denicol said: "This is a huge honour and I’m delighted to receive this award recognising the impact that the research is having around the world. I’m thrilled to see how industry and policy organisations are using scientific evidence to change the management of major infrastructure projects. More efficient management of major infrastructure projects could save governments hundreds of billions, enable early access to infrastructure assets, and unlock more investment in other social benefits to the population."
PMI is one of the world’s leading not-for-profit membership associations for project, programme, and portfolio management professionals. PMI has over 700,000 members in 217 countries and territories across over 25 industries around the world. Their annual Future 50 list acknowledges young professionals who have demonstrated exceptional contributions and innovation in the field of Previous notable awardees include climate activist Greta Thunberg and footballer Marcus Rashford for his campaign to fight child food poverty in Britain.
Dr Denicol said: "Considering the scale of the business of major and megaprojects, in terms of the number of future projects and the associated poor performance, we need to start a movement towards the proposition of solutions. I argue to move further the relevance and impact-driven agendas, emphasising the transfer of our scientific work to advance the practice of managing major projects. I’m looking forward to using this award as a platform to develop partnerships and pursue original research that can be applied to improve society through the management of megaprojects."
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