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Sadia Janjua

Chief of Project Controls and Digital Transformation
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

United States

About

Sadia is the Director of Digital Transformation and the Chief of Program & Project Controls and Virtual Design & Construction for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

She has over 15 years’ experience in Program/Construction Management, specializing in Program/Project Controls disciplines of Planning & Scheduling, Cost Management, Risk Management, BIM and VDC, Forensic Analysis, Change Management and Digital Transformation.

With extensive experience in the transportation and infrastructure industry, she sets the department’s strategic direction, develops growth strategies for project controls, VDC, and digital transformation. Sadia is also responsible for leveraging big data and advanced analytics to improve the organization’s business.

Ms. Janjua is responsible for helping to position Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to achieve its vision of transforming the construction experience while leading the organization’s Innovation and Strategy teams to fundamentally reinvent the future of construction in the digital age.

Sadia is developing digital transformation strategies and change methodologies for the agency, and design target operating models that take advantage of connected workspaces, process automation, data analytics and artificial intelligence.

 Sadia has worked on all sides of the table including the owner, contractor, and construction manager, and across multiple firms and industries including Bechtel, McCarthy Building Companies, STV, New York MTA, and AECOM. Sadia is also an adjunct professor at Columbia University and Pratt Institute.

To connect with Sadia, please visit her LinkedIn profile.

Title & Abstract

What is Digital Transformation, Why Should We Care?

The Port Authority of NY & NJ is amid a three-year Digital Transformation Program, with the overall objective of connecting the sum of its parts to not just deliver world class service but reimagine the workplace of the future.

They have had four strategic themes:

  1. Digitization and automation
  2. Controlling our projects
  3. Improving working relationships
  4. A culture of continuous improvement.

 

However, developing a legacy of change cannot be achieved without the collective endorsement of people, from senior leadership to early career professionals.

This presentation will explore some of the ways this program is being delivered from “quick wins” to long term and sustainable improvement in performance.

Join this session to understand what digital transformation is and learn how to deliver a Digital Transformation program for achieving some “quick wins” to long term and sustainable improvement in performance.

Controls Category: New Technologies

Competency Level:  Advanced