šŸŽ™ļøFola F. Alabi

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Global Authority on Strategic Leadership and Project Management | Keynote Speaker and Leadership Strategist | Aligning Strategy, Execution and AI to Deliver Change That Sticksā„¢ | Contributor, PMI’s First PMO Guide | SDG8

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About

Most organizations execute projects but few achieve their strategic intent, create Change That Sticksā„¢ļø, or build value that compounds.

There is a gap, a costly void between strategy and value and the numbers are staggering. ā€œPMI found that organizations waste nearly 10 cents of every dollar invested — roughly $1 million every 20 seconds — due to poor project performance.ā€

This is not a resources problem. It's a strategic alignment problem which Strategic Project Intelligenceā„¢ļøfixes.

McKinsey found that organizations with strategically aligned human capital and project teams outperform others by 143%. Yet most leaders, PMs, and PMOs are still operating tactically in a world demanding strategic thinking.

That is exactly the problem I have dedicated my career to solving with Strategic Project Intelligence.

What I Do

I help leaders, project professionals, and organizations close the strategy-to-execution gap — transforming how teams think, lead, and deliver value at scale.

How I Can Help Your Organization:

- Strategy & PMO Leadership
- Keynote Speaking
- Executive Advisory
- Corporate Facilitation
- Coaching & Training

For every engagement, I bring a rare blend of empirical research in strategy projects management and Neuroeconomics, two decades of executive-level experience, and a proven track record spanning the Energy, Financial Services, and IT sectors across startups, public, and private organizations globally.

Results That Speak

- Saved 11% on a $12B portfolio through strategic energy transformation
- Built Strategic PMOs governing 100+ projects across $400M+ budgets
- Delivered keynotes across Africa, the Middle East, North America, and Europe
- Designed training programs closing the strategy-to-value gap on multiple continents
- Developed programs for key Government of Canada šŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦ initiatives.

Top Keynote Topics

1. The Future of Project Management & PMOs: Closing the Strategy-to-Value Gap
2. Strategic Value Maximizer: Do Less, Achieve More for High-Performing Teams
3. Evolution of Leadership: From Managing to Strategic Leadership

About Me

I was raised by an economist and an entrepreneur — strategic thinking and bold execution are literally in my DNA. I'm currently pursuing my Doctorate and hold an MBA, PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, and Change Management certifications.

My research thought leadership and insights from my book appear in Thrive Global, PMO Leader, and Strategic Project Leader.

My mission is to create one million strategic project leaders by 2030. Where project management as a discipline is elevated.

Ready to create quantum value?

Book a strategy session www.FolaAlabi.com

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  • Strategic Project Leader

    Strategic Project Leader

    7 years 10 months

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      Pioneering The Chief Strategy and Execution Officer Position

      Strategic Project Leader

      - Present 1 year 1 month

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      Global Keynote Speaker

      Strategic Project Leader

      - Present 7 years 10 months

      I am a globally recognised keynote speaker and the creator of Strategic Project Intelligence (SPIā„¢) — equipping executives, project leaders, and organisations to close the strategy-to-execution gap and stop leaking enterprise value.

      I have delivered keynotes, workshops, and thought leadership sessions across 30+ engagements worldwide — including PMI chapters in Saudi Arabia, the UK, USA, Africa, Europe, South America and Canada; ProjectManagement.com webinars reaching thousands of…

      I am a globally recognised keynote speaker and the creator of Strategic Project Intelligence (SPIā„¢) — equipping executives, project leaders, and organisations to close the strategy-to-execution gap and stop leaking enterprise value.

      I have delivered keynotes, workshops, and thought leadership sessions across 30+ engagements worldwide — including PMI chapters in Saudi Arabia, the UK, USA, Africa, Europe, South America and Canada; ProjectManagement.com webinars reaching thousands of attendees; and institutional stages including the UCLA, and the University of Westminster, University of Calgary and SAIT.

      My insights have shaped the profession at the highest levels — through direct dialogue with PMI CEO Pierre Le Manh and APM CEO Professor Adam Boddison, a featured contribution to the PMI Pulse of the Profession 2025, and authorship in the PMO Practice Guide.
      Signature Keynotes:
      • The Value Leak — How organisations lose millions between strategy and execution, and the intelligence system to stop it
      • From Project Manager to Strategic Project Leader — The STAR+ competence model for the next generation of enterprise leaders
      • Strategic Project Intelligence: The New Leadership Imperative — Why execution is the new competitive advantage
      Audiences leave equipped with a new lens, a proven system, and one action they can take Monday morning.
      šŸ“ Calgary, Alberta | Speaking globally
      šŸ“© Booking inquiries: https://calendly.com/folaalabi/discovery-call

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      Senior Director, Strategy and PMO Delivery

      Strategic Project Leader

      - Present 6 years 3 months

      Working along side the big 4 with global clients to demystify strategy creation to execution and close the gap, leveraging strategic leadership, project value delivery and the PMO as catalyst for transformation.

      Expertise includes:
      • Strategic leadership competence development for executives and project teams
      • Strategic PMO setup
      • Cross-functional collaboration enhancement
      • Team Peak Performance

  • Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) Graphic

    Educator & Thought Leader - Strategic Leadership, Product and Project Management Expert

    Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

    - Present 2 years 3 months

    Teaching higher education students, project management, leadership and strategy.

  • PMI Southern Alberta Chapter (PMI-SAC)

    PMI Southern Alberta Chapter (PMI-SAC)

    3 years

  • Strategic PMO Leader Graphic

    Founder and CIO

    Strategic PMO Leader

    - Present 1 year 5 months

  • Tetra Energy Management Consulting Graphic

    Senior Manager Business Transformation — Strategy, People & Portfolio Management (EPMO)

    Tetra Energy Management Consulting

    - 3 years 8 months

    Canada & London, UK

  • TC Energy

    TC Energy

    2 years

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      Manager, Project Excellence & Quality Management(PE&QM) (Portfolio Management)

      TC Energy

      - 2 years

      Calgary, Canada

      The Project Development and Alberta Oil Pipeline (PD&AOP)Group had a diverse portfolio with project teams working on Oil and Gas pipeline project from development to project construction. This portfolio was worth 12 billion dollars consisting of Energy East, Coastal Gas link, Northern Courier, Grand Rapids, Heartland & TC Terminals Pipeline Project. My role as Manager Project Excellence and Quality Management supported the overall business performance for this multi-billion dollar…

      The Project Development and Alberta Oil Pipeline (PD&AOP)Group had a diverse portfolio with project teams working on Oil and Gas pipeline project from development to project construction. This portfolio was worth 12 billion dollars consisting of Energy East, Coastal Gas link, Northern Courier, Grand Rapids, Heartland & TC Terminals Pipeline Project. My role as Manager Project Excellence and Quality Management supported the overall business performance for this multi-billion dollar portfolio.

      Key Accomplishments:
      • Recognized for the robust strategy and economic evaluation on the PD&AOP portfolio aimed at continuous improvements while ensuring consistency and transparency in the critical areas of safety, quality, schedule and risk management.
      • Received multiple recognitions from the Vice President PD&AOP for my leadership and the successful outcome of the PE&QM framework. This framework was replicated across other major projects within TransCanada.
      • Recognized for leading the implementation of a new onboarding program across the PD&AOP portfolio.

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      Senior Project Manager - Capital Project Management System Implementation

      TC Energy

      - 1 year

      Calgary, Canada

      This project was focused on implementing an effective Capital Project Management System (CPMS) based on the ISO 9000:2008 for multiple lines of business, including IT, finance, operations and engineering departments. This project also provided a governance framework for capital projects and incorporated a robust project stage gate process TransCanada wide.

      Key Accomplishments:
      • Implemented a cross-organizational framework focused on improving the Project Management practices for…

      This project was focused on implementing an effective Capital Project Management System (CPMS) based on the ISO 9000:2008 for multiple lines of business, including IT, finance, operations and engineering departments. This project also provided a governance framework for capital projects and incorporated a robust project stage gate process TransCanada wide.

      Key Accomplishments:
      • Implemented a cross-organizational framework focused on improving the Project Management practices for the O&GDP group, based on its successful implementation, my role became portfolio-wide.
      • Successful led the effort aimed at implementing clear lines of communication across the CPMS corporate group, thereby increasing overall productivity.
      • Integrated the Master Service Agreement with the management systems requirements for all contracts to ensure third party contractors were compliant.
      • Created an intuitive, user-friendly tool (Quick Start Guides), enabling the project team to quickly assess all relevant processes and templates required throughout the life cycle of projects from the Management System. The tool was rolled out TransCanada-wide.

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    Enterprise Solution Project Management Office (PMO) Leader - (IT Portfolio)

    FortisAlberta

    - 1 year

    Calgary, Canada

    Reported to the Director Enterprise Solution, managed the IT PMO for the largest investor-owned distribution utility in Canada, which serves more than 2,000,000 gas and electricity customers. Its regulated holdings include electric utilities in five Canadian provinces and two Caribbean countries and a natural gas utility in British Columbia.

    My role involved the management of technical subject experts, project and program management resources; establishing objectives, providing…

    Reported to the Director Enterprise Solution, managed the IT PMO for the largest investor-owned distribution utility in Canada, which serves more than 2,000,000 gas and electricity customers. Its regulated holdings include electric utilities in five Canadian provinces and two Caribbean countries and a natural gas utility in British Columbia.

    My role involved the management of technical subject experts, project and program management resources; establishing objectives, providing direction and supporting employee development. Oversee the development of the end-to-end project management functions to ensure all projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the agreed quality standards. Responsible for project audits and quality checks throughout the lifecycle to ensure all projects are on track to deliver business value and benefits. Working closely with the senior management team (VPs, directors and IT managers) in developing a center of excellence in portfolio, program and project management, these successes are now replicated within the operations PMO. Training of new and existing project teams aimed at maturing the project management competency within the whole organization.

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    Portfolio, Program Project Management and PMO - IT Consultant

    NYSE

    - 2 years

    London, United Kingdom and New York, USA

    Consultant - Key clients: New York Stock Exchange (NYSE EURONEXT), Lehman and Department for Transport London.

    Held multiple roles driving project management excellence.
    Worked alongside KPMG Consulting on key strategic initiatives one of which was the set-up of an Enterprise PMO.
    Created Project Management Centre of Excellence (CoE).
    Managed the data management program aimed at increasing trade efficiencies, improving data quality from the front, middle to back office, reducing…

    Consultant - Key clients: New York Stock Exchange (NYSE EURONEXT), Lehman and Department for Transport London.

    Held multiple roles driving project management excellence.
    Worked alongside KPMG Consulting on key strategic initiatives one of which was the set-up of an Enterprise PMO.
    Created Project Management Centre of Excellence (CoE).
    Managed the data management program aimed at increasing trade efficiencies, improving data quality from the front, middle to back office, reducing operational risk through process change and automation, as well as the day to day support to the project management team.
    Supported multiple teams and project managers, program management office ensuring compliance and Governance across multiple projects.
    Ensured Sarbanes-Oxley’s compliance.
    Tracked deliverables to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
    Supported in the creations of project templates for the project office.
    Provided onboarding and training for new project team members.

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    Project Manager

    Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom

    - 3 years 9 months

    United Kingdom

Education

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

Publications

Courses

  • Communicating Change in an Enterprise-Wide Transformation

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  • Delivering Business result with a PMO

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  • Digital Transformation for Leaders

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  • Innovation Management

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  • Leading with Emotional Intelligence

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  • Leading with Innovation

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  • Lean Six Sigma :Analyze, Improve, and Control Tools

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  • Lean Six Sigma: Define and Measure Tools

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  • Machine Learning

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  • Operationall Excellence Foundations

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  • Predictive Analytics

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  • RPA, AI, and Cognitive Tech for Leaders

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  • Statistics Foundations 1, 2 &3

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  • Strategic Agility

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  • Strategic Human Resources

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  • Strategic Leadership

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Honors & Awards

  • Innovation and Collaboration

    TransCanada Pipeline

    Honoured for demonstrating TransCanada's core values of innovation and collaboration for my work in the creation of a new onboarding program that was outside my remit - going above and beyond my call of duty.

  • Strategic Innovation

    VP Project Development and Alberta Oil - TC Energy

    Spotlight for making Project Excellence & Quality Management a success, which was an initiative I proposed which was aimed at improving risk management practises, improving vendor management and increasing the bottom line.

  • Ingenuity for Risk Management and Synergy Creation

    VP Project Development and Alberta Oil - TC Energy

    Based on the success of a detailed business case and value proposition strategy to senior management on the need for a strategic pivot to ensure success in project delivery.

    The strategy was based on the effective management of risks, complexities and appropriate selection and use of suitable methodologies on projects within Project Development and Alberta Oil portfolio of over $30Billon. Subsequent to the delivery of this strategy, I followed up with c-suite executives with an engaging…

    Based on the success of a detailed business case and value proposition strategy to senior management on the need for a strategic pivot to ensure success in project delivery.

    The strategy was based on the effective management of risks, complexities and appropriate selection and use of suitable methodologies on projects within Project Development and Alberta Oil portfolio of over $30Billon. Subsequent to the delivery of this strategy, I followed up with c-suite executives with an engaging presentation aimed at fleshing-out the strategy's execution plan.

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • French

    Elementary proficiency

  • Yoruba

    Professional working proficiency

  • Bini

    Professional working proficiency

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