Dr Mario Špundak

Dr Mario Špundak is an Associate Fellow of Green Templeton College and Delivery Manager at Microsoft.

He has a diverse international experience in IT and project management, working previously in IT delivery and telecommunications industries and has been an expert advisor for the European Innovation Council Accelerator (EU SME Instrument).

Working on the intersection of technology (computer science) and project management, his professional and research interest revolves around the question on benefits realisation and strategy delivery through technology innovation projects as well as the adoption of adaptive and agile approaches to deliver those projects. He has created and taught graduate courses on Agile Project Management as well as Programme and Portfolio Management and has contributed to the standards in the project management field.

He is a Project Management Institute Leadership Institute Master Class alumnus and has served on various roles with PMI for over a decade, among others as the lead of the Technology Member Advisory Group and the chair of the Board Volunteer Advisory Group.