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Greg Githens
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Innovation
Greg is the author of numerous books and articles related to project and program management and its role in realizing strategic organizational outcomes. He is a well-known speaker, invited by the Management Roundtable and others to provide expertise. He holds advanced degrees in business and science and is a certified Project Management Professional and a certified New Product Development Professional.
Global Product Launch Strategic Risk Management. A co-development project involved three different organizations developing a consumer product for global markets. Greg facilitated a strategic planning session, helping managers quickly identify needed next steps and accountabilities. The resulting next-generation product is now a nationally-advertised brand.
Facilitated Planning for Manufacturing Capacity Restructuring. A large US-based aerospace/automotive components firm needed to streamline manufacturing capacity in Europe. The client engaged Greg to facilitate a workshop involving 35 participants, including senior managers from affected European operations as well as US executives and technical staff. The resulting integrated project plan became the roadmap for implementation of this strategic initiative. The company was able to able to eliminate $20 million of cost.
Brought Action Perspective to Project Launch Process. A large consumer products manufacturer needed to improve product launch timing and flexibility. Greg helped the initiative team develop an action perspective aligned with the executive team’s expectations. The team started delivering results that were more directly related to strategy. He helped the executives understand the crucial linkages of portfolio management to engineering process re-design.
Brokered Agreement on Issues. An initiative was stalled due to resource shortages, stemming from conflicting directives from managers in different organizational units. Greg helped managers agree on “the crux of the matter” and mediated a resolution. After that breakthrough, the initiative quickly moved forward.
“Our most productive time this week.” Feedback from an initiative leader at a large insurance company who needed a fresh approach for getting his virtual team to surface issues. Greg’s time invested for providing this tip: 15 minutes.