Jul 2023 – Oct 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos · United States · Remote

• PMI has been my client since 2016 when I started advising on several areas and themes related to business transformation, enterprise agility, strategy design and implementation. Since July 2023, I served as the the Global Executive Director of Thought Leadership, and I was responsible to redefine and rebuild the Thought Leadership Research Practice, bringing a new vision for the area, expertise and unique industry experience to PMI.
• Recognized as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI, I brought extensive experience in R&D, Digital Transformation, Innovation, Technology Strategy and Enterprise Agility. I also built and led PMI’s Artificial Intelligence Advanced Research Program, which positioned PMI as the leading voice in AI for Project Management globally.
• Key deliverables of this consulting program:
• Scaled & Rebuilt High-Performing Team: Grew team from 3 to 17 members, including FTEs, Contractors, and Advisors, and built global diversity across 5+ countries.
• Drove Strategic Thought Leadership: Under my leadership, the team delivered 20+ major research reports since 2023 on critical topics such as AI, Enterprise Agility and Sustainability.
• Defined and launched a new research approach with organizations (B2B Thought Leadership) that leveraged organizational insights from Fortune 500 companies in strategic areas for PMI.
• Delivered over 50 keynote presentations on Artificial Intelligence leading Fortune 500 organizations, including Accenture, AT&T, AXA, Bosch, Canada Gov., DXC, Hitachi, CDW, Boeing, Amazon US, Amazon UK, Cognizant, DOE US, Citi Bank, Boston University, KPMG UK, KPMG Brazil, MTN, Nestlé, Nokia, SLB, TCS, and many others, impacting over 20,000 professionals, senior leaders and executives around the world.
• Achieved Major Audience Growth: +40% YoY growth on our key internal performance metric.

Oct 2020 – Apr 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos · São Paulo, Brazil · Hybrid

• Senior Technology Executive Director, Managing Partner and Head of Latin America Business Agility & Business Transformation Practice, overseeing strategic consulting technology programs in large-sized companies in multiple sectors: consumer goods, energy, fashion, finance, food and beverages, healthcare, insurance, pharmaceutical, retail, telecom, and media.
• Managed strategic and operational functions of a team of 35 direct reports, including managers, senior managers, and directors, and over 70 specialists across Latin America. Served as a key representative of the business agility and business transformation practice in the Global Committee.
• Orchestrated a strategic restructuring initiative that shifted the area focus towards high-value services, resulting in a remarkable 400% revenue growth. This transformation encompassed 5 key elements:
• Formulated a new vision, mission, and strategy, assessed the market size and new opportunities and devised outcome oriented OKRs and KPIs for the team. Crafted an innovative go-to-market strategy to enhance the company's position and improve competitive advantage.
• Developed differentiated services and value propositions, enabling the group to deliver unparalleled services that outshined even the most prominent competitors in the market.
• Executed a comprehensive practice repositioning, effectively engaging strategic clients and specialized media outlets, elevating the firm’s position against competitors, as corroborated by an independent market research study.
• Spearheaded a thorough team reorganization, implemented a refined operating model, and a knowledge enhancement program with advanced certifications. Curated a high-performing team through strategic hiring and upskilling.
• Played a pivotal role in the global rebranding of the business agility division, recommending communication strategies and unveiling an impactful brand relaunch initiative and marketing strategy.

Oct 2020 – Apr 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos · São Paulo, Brazil · Hybrid

• Thought Leader and Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Business Transformation, Digital Transformation and Business Agility, to design and implement large scale business transformations programs supported by Cloud Computing. Edivandro led the topic of Business Agility and Digital Transformation for the Accenture Cloud First Group, helping large companies and C-Level Executives across different industries to drive technology transformation, innovation, and growth, delivering better business performance and results by applying and adopting the right Cloud Migration Strategy, and leveraging all benefits of their transformation journey to Cloud.

Mar 2020 – Jul 2020 · 4 mos · São Paulo, Brazil · Remote

• MBA Professor and expert on Business Agility, Digital Transformation, Innovation Management, Agility Capabilities & Competencies, Business Agility Framework, Agile Transformation, for the Healthcare Industry.

Jan 2018 – Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Piracicaba Area, Brazil · Remote

• MBA Professor and Expert on the topics: Hybrid Project Management Models, Agile Project Management and Organizational Agility.

Mar 2017 – Sep 2020 · 3 yrs 6 mos · United States · Hybrid

• As the intellectual architect behind the Brightline™ Initiative Thought Leadership, a Project Management Institute (PMI) think tank in partnership with globally renowned organizations (including Bristol Myers Squibb, BCG, Saudi Telecom Company, MIT, and others), I provided visionary insights, strategic recommendations, and research direction that shaped its development and impact.
• Recognized as the driving force of thought leadership and innovation, I guided senior executives and leadership teams across industries in addressing complex challenges and achieving transformative outcomes. My expertise spanned business agility, digital transformation, business transformation, strategy implementation, innovation management, and product development, empowering organizations to successfully translate strategy into action.
• Through my leadership, over 100 high-impact projects were delivered internationally, providing actionable solutions to some of the world’s leading enterprises. Partnering with academic and industry leaders, I ensured that Brightline™ remained at the forefront of governance, strategy, and transformation thought leadership, influencing executive practices worldwide.

Jun 2016 – Dec 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos · United States · Remote

• As a strategic advisor on key themes such as business agility, agile project management, and hybrid management models, Dr. Eddi played a pivotal role in shaping the institute’s strategic direction by providing insights and intelligence that informed new products, offerings, and market positioning.
• He led a comprehensive research and advisory initiative to identify, validate, and document leading organizational practices across industries. Partnering with senior leaders and cross-functional teams, he translated complex insights into actionable strategies. He also guided the development of compelling case studies and executive reports that captured validated best practices, contributing to thought leadership publications and representing the results and implications for the profession and industry in key global forums.
• In addition, Dr. Eddi applied his proprietary enterprise agility assessment framework to selected companies from the Global Executive Council, a network 80+ Fortune 500 organizations collaborating to envision the future of project management and the profession. He also authored an exclusive guide on Hybrid Project Management Models, developed as a strategic asset for the Council’s member organizations in 2017.

Feb 2016 – Jul 2020 · 4 yrs 5 mos · São Paulo Area, Brazil · On-site

• MBA Professor and expert on the topics: Agile Project Management; Business Agility; Hybrid Project Management Models, Agile Innovation, Product Development Management.

Jun 2015 – Jul 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo · Cambridge, United States · Remote

• Collaboration in global research initiatives related to Program Management, Systems Engineering and Digital Transformations Integration - a global joint research project sponsored by the Project Management Institute (PMI) and International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE).

May 2013 – Apr 2015 · 1 yr 11 mos · Cambridge, MA, USA · On-site

• Responsible for cutting-edge global research progams on Agile Project Management, Business Agility and Improvisation, Lean Product Development and Program Management areas:
• Project Management Agility Global Survey: A global research project (survey) aimed to advance the analysis of the relationships between the agility theory, agile management practices, organizational factors and project and product performance and the exploration of Hybrid Management Approaches and how to transform organizations based on the agility theory principles.
• The investigation of the integration between processes and work of Program Managers and Systems Engineers - a global joint research project sponsored by the Project Management Institute (PMI) and International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE).
• The systematic development and analysis of the "Improvisation" as a team's competence and its importance to improve innovation projects performance and agility performance.
• Guest Lecturer at MIT Systems Design and Management MBA course in foundations and concepts for agile management and agility theory.

Sep 2014 – Sep 2014 · 0 mo · São Paulo Area, Brazil · On-site

• As a guest professor at the Executive Program "Gestão Estratégica de Inovação" promoted and organized by Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC) my lecture presented new perspectives, trends, and the key elements of a framework to consider "Innovation as a habit". I also presented some of the key findings of the global initiative conducted at MIT under my coordination in the area of business agility.

Nov 2013 – Nov 2013 · 0 mo · Fribourg, Switzerland · On-site

• Invited Professor at iimt - International Institute of Management in Technology, Executive MBA Programmes in the Project Management discipline. Lecturer responsible for teaching Agile Project Management concepts and practices for innovative product development.

Sep 2011 – Jan 2014 · 2 yrs 4 mos · São Caros, São Paulo, Brazil · On-site

• Outspread is a startup company aimed to deliver value to companies throughout the development of high technology solutions (hardware and software) to improve company's performance results by innovating the way companies perform project management, product development and operations.

Aug 2011 – Aug 2011 · 0 mo · CRI Minas Gerais, MG, Brazil · On-site

• Edivandro Conforto, PhD was invited to teach agile management practices and tools applied to innovative product development programs. The audience, a group of 58 executives, directors and managers from different companies had the opportunity to share and discuss the topic through hands-on activities.

Apr 2011 – Oct 2012 · 1 yr 6 mos · São Paulo, SP, Brazil · Remote

• Volunteer at PMI in the PMSurvey.org. Edivandro acted as a member of the reviewing board mainly focused on the agile project management perspective. He performed the review process of the questionnaire, to improve the data collection during the survey and also was responsible to implement some specific questions related to agile project management theory and practice.

Dec 2009 – Feb 2012 · 2 yrs 2 mos · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil · Remote

• Edivandro worked as volunteer, responsible for creating the "Trends in Project Management" session in the PMI e-News, a montly-based newsletter released to the community of project, portfolio and program managers. He coordinated, organized and prepared articles related to the advancement and discussion of new ideas, practices, techniques, tools and management models for the ​​project management area.

Jul 2009 – Mar 2013 · 3 yrs 8 mos · São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil · On-site

• Designed, created, and empirically tested the "Agility Theory" under the Project Management perspective.
• Designed, created and empirically tested a tool for the Agility Performance Assessment (ADT), aimed for professionals and companies to evaluate and improve the project management process in different business areas.
• Co-authored the first book related to the Agile Project Management applied to innovative product development published in Brazil (Publisher: Saraiva, 2011).
• Co-advised two master research projects (master students) in the project management and product development area.
• Co-advised one undergraduate research project in the Agile Project Management area.
• Conducted in-depth case studies in the Agile Project Management, Product Development in manufacturing and software development companies.
• Conducted systematic literature reviews in the Agile Project Management and the Agility Theory.
• Proposed a new procedure to streamline the process of conducting systematic literature reviews in operations management, project management and product development areas.
• Proposed, implemented and evaluated an agile project management framework called IVPM2 (Iterative & Visual Project Management Method) specially designed for technology-based companies under innovative and dynamic business environments.
• Designed, created and tested a framework to develop and evaluate theoretical definitions in the operations and management areas.
• Lectured project management classes for undergraduate courses.

Jan 2007 – Apr 2013 · 6 yrs 3 mos · São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil · On-site

Sep 2007 – Dec 2010 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Brazil · On-site

• Provided specialized training and coaching in agile innovation management, agile portfolio management, and product and project management processes for small and medium technology-based companies. Responsible for implementing Project Management Offices, practices and tools for managing innovation projects in small and medium companies.

Jan 2007 – Present · 19 yrs 2 mos · Worldwide · Hybrid

• Leading transformative initiatives that deliver measurable business impact across industries such as automotive, R&D, capital goods, consumer goods, food and beverages, construction, government, non-profit, IT, and education. Over the past decade, the firm has managed a substantial portfolio of transformation programs and strategic projects exceeding USD 100 million in cumulative investment, spanning business transformation, innovation, R&D, and product development.
• A pioneer in integrating science, strategy, and technology, the firm has developed exclusive and proprietary models for diagnosing, designing, and implementing large-scale business agility, frameworks for AI/GenAI adoption, and digital transformation programs. Building on cutting-edge research the firm provides a unique blend of strategic foresight, evidence-based insights, and executive advisory, enabling organizations to navigate complexity and unlock new sources of innovation, performance and growth.
• Recognized as a trusted advisor to C-Level executives across Brazil, Europe, and North America, the firm partners with global enterprises to reimagine strategy, accelerate innovation and transformation, and shape the future of work and leadership in the AI-driven business era.

Dec 2005 – Jan 2007 · 1 yr 1 mo · Hortolândia, São Paulo, Brazil · On-site

Apr 2004 – Jun 2005 · 1 yr 2 mos · Sumaré, São Paulo, Brazil · On-site

Apr 2002 – Apr 2004 · 2 yrs · Americana, São Paulo, Brazil · On-site