Virtual Event
Project Management for Public Service
Exclusively for public servants and policymakers
Thursday, Jul 18, 2024
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Speakers
What to do next:
- Watch the 6-minute highlights video above
- Dig in deeper and view the full recording of the event here
- Join the How to Use AI to Speed Up Your Work in Government event on 1 August
Join the Project Managers in Public Service Community
The Project Managers in Public Service Community is a collaborative space designed for public servants in project management roles across global government.
During the event, Sofia and Fernando answered a quick icebreaker question: 'If you could invite any fictional character to be part of your project team, who would it be and what role would they play?'. What would your answer be...? Tell us here!
Resources
- Sofia's Presentation
- Fernando's Presentation
- GovTech Connect: The EU’s innovator support programme and GovTech Global Alliance
- Good Services: How to Design Services that Work by Lou Downe
- The Entrepreneurial State by Mariana Mazzucato
Event Description
Mastering project management is essential for turning ambitious ideas into successful realities.
In the public service, effective project management ensures that you not only meet goals, but also optimise limited resources and prepare for potential risks. These skills are relevant for public servants in project management roles and for anyone looking to develop their organisational and stakeholder management capabilities.
Join the masterclass to dive into best practices, methodologies and real-life case studies relevant to your work as a public servant. Our speakers, seasoned experts in public sector project management, will share practical advice on managing resources, timelines and risk, ensuring you complete your projects successfully.
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Speakers
Sofia Silva Carballido
Project Manager: GovTech Government Programs, Gobe Studio
Spain
Fernando Velasco
Former Project Manager, Service Alberta | Former Senior Project Manager, Nova Scotia Chief Information Office
Canada
Sofia Silva Carballido, a Project Manager at Gobe Studio and GovTech expert. She is working to modernise public sector institutions by connecting governments with startups to deliver improved digital services. Sofia has been involved in the delivery of pioneer govtech projects internationally, including the first European Commission's Pan-European GovTech Bootcamp, Spain’s implementation of their first GovTech Lab and the US Department of State Tech4Democracy Challenge. She is recognized as a LATAM GovTech Leader and advises, mentors, and teaches public sector entrepreneurship, contributing to international govtech projects and publications.
Fernando Velasco, currently working with the Government of Canada and formerly with the Provinces of Alberta and Nova Scotia, has over 20 years of experience as a dedicated project manager. He has managed multiple IT transformative projects impacting stakeholders at multiple levels, with varying levels of complexity. He strongly believes that no matter how complex a project is, people are always the most complicated part to figure out.
