Project Management at the Edge: Lessons from a Winter Great Lakes Traverse
This session explores how project management principles can be applied far beyond traditional business environments. Through the lens of a first-of-its-kind endurance adventure riding a bicycle across portions of all five frozen Great Lakes. Our guest speaker, Eric McKinney, will walk through how he approached the journey as a structured project. From defining scope and building a realistic timeline to route planning, weather analysis, risk assessment, equipment selection, and budgeting, this talk demonstrates how disciplined planning and adaptability enabled the successful execution of a highly unconventional goal.
Attendees will gain insight into how project management frameworks can be used in dynamic, unpredictable environments, and how these tools can translate to personal challenges, creative pursuits, and extreme expeditions. Light snacks and drinks (pop, water) will be served.
Key Takeaways / What Attendees Will Learn
- How to apply project management principles to non-traditional and high-uncertainty environments
- Techniques for planning routes, timelines, and logistics for complex, multi-phase projects
- Methods for assessing and mitigating risk in unpredictable conditions (e.g., weather and terrain)
- Strategies for selecting equipment and managing resources within a defined budget
- How to adapt plans in real time while maintaining overall project objectives
- Inspiration for using structured planning to achieve ambitious personal or professional goals
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Thanks to Baldwin Wallace University and the Carmel Boyer School of Business for hosting this meeting. AT BW, real-world success begins with real-world learning. Advance your knowledge and skills, help organizations develop, build connections, and learn from dynamic professionals who will mentor you along the way. For more, visit: https://www.bw.edu/ |
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