In this episode of the 4PM Podcast, host Mounir Ajam takes us back to one of his early professional experiences in the oil and gas industry, where a $100 million project portfolio mired in conflict, resistance, and mistrust was transformed into a model of collaboration and teamwork. Through four key parts, Mounir shares how strategic integration between the owner and contractor teams — once divided by competing interests — led to open communication, mutual accountability, and measurable resul...
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In this episode of the 4PM Podcast, host Mounir Ajam takes us back to one of his early professional experiences in the oil and gas industry, where a $100 million project portfolio mired in conflict, resistance, and mistrust was transformed into a model of collaboration and teamwork. Through four key parts, Mounir shares how strategic integration between the owner and contractor teams — once divided by competing interests — led to open communication, mutual accountability, and measurable resul...
Customer Problem: Learning from history and the relevance of project closure!
The 4PM Podcast
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1 month ago
Customer Problem: Learning from history and the relevance of project closure!
In this episode of the 4PM Podcast, host Mounir Ajam explores one of the most overlooked yet critical aspects of project management: project closure. Too often, projects are rushed to an end, leaving behind lost knowledge, missed opportunities for improvement, and no lasting organizational learning. Drawing on decades of global project management experience, Mounir highlights why learning from history matters and how neglecting closure can set organizations up to repeat past mistakes. He then...
The 4PM Podcast
In this episode of the 4PM Podcast, host Mounir Ajam takes us back to one of his early professional experiences in the oil and gas industry, where a $100 million project portfolio mired in conflict, resistance, and mistrust was transformed into a model of collaboration and teamwork. Through four key parts, Mounir shares how strategic integration between the owner and contractor teams — once divided by competing interests — led to open communication, mutual accountability, and measurable resul...