Roberto Guida
Vice President of Contract and Project Management and Head of the Global PMO
Our commitment to project success is rooted in the very values that have made Comau what it is today. With more than 13,500 employees distributed among the EMEA, NAFTA, LATAM and APAC regions, for a total of 33 locations in 17 countries, Comau has had to work better, smarter and more effectively with increasing focus on global project management. Roberto Guida, Vice President of Contract and Project Management and Head of the Global Project Management Office (PMO) offers an insight into project success on a multinational level.
Over the last few years, Comau has significantly strengthened its presence in the international market as a global provider of advanced manufacturing systems, innovative automation and service solutions for automotive and non-automotive companies. In 2007, due to this complex structure, a new central entity was created: the Contract and Project Management Office. Its purpose is to ensure the standardization of the processes related to contract management and facilitate the sharing of resources, methodologies, tools and techniques.
According to Roberto Guida, Vice President of Contract and Project Management and Head of the Global PMO, Comau chose to create a PMO with a central office, the Corporate PMO, and a number of offices at a regional level to support the company and facilitate the exchange of experiences among different countries and business realities. This solution not only ensures the proximity to the Steering Committee, and therefore visibility, but it also creates the possibility of acting effectively at a local level. Comau’s Project Management model, created following the standards of the Project Management Institute (PMI)® has been spread throughout the global company and is now being shared with Customers and companies all over the world.
PMI is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.