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Why is it so difficult to complete projects?
Our CEO, Carsten Haugaard, was recently asked this question – and after 25+ years of running projects and programs, if any he know there are many answers. In this short video, he will share his immediate and unfiltered perspective.
Sometimes the answer is simpler than we make it.
WHY INVEST IN THE DIGITAL THREAT ?
The Digital Thread is a connected data framework that integrates information across the entire product lifecycle — from design and engineering to manufacturing, logistics, and service. It provides a unified, real-time view of products and processes, serving as a single source of truth without the need for time-consuming investigations. With the Digital Thread, companies can better control costs, achieve full traceability, gain accurate CO₂ data, and manage weight and center of gravity throughout the process. Without a complete Digital Thread, challenges like high costs, poor traceability, and insufficient sustainability insights will persist. The journey begins by demanding direct access to data within enterprise systems — not reports based on manual investigations.
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REALIZE LIVE EUROPE 2025
AGI is proud to participate in the Realize LIVE Europe 2025 in Amsterdam 30 JUN – 02 JUL.
This is the Siemens Digital Industries Software’s flagship European conference focused on digital transformation, product lifecycle management (PLM), design, simulation, manufacturing, quality, IoT, cloud, AI, and sustainability. Bringing together over 1,500+ industry peers, customers, partners, and Siemens experts, the event gathers professionals from aerospace, automotive, medical devices, heavy industry, consumer products, electronics, and more. With 350+ sessions including strategic keynotes, technical deep dives, and real-world customer case studies, Realize LIVE Europe is a powerful platform to explore innovation, exchange insights, and shape the future of industry. Our CEO Carsten Haugaard and CTO Anders Præstholm are both excited to connect and collaborate on advancing smarter, more sustainable solutions.
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When things still go wrong …
This time our CEO Carsten Haugaard discuss what to do when things still go wrong – even if you’ve done your utmost to lead your project and focused on building a strong project culture.
When we work with people and advanced technologies, there is always a possibility that things might go off track, even for the best of us. Successful projects are defined by their ability to get back on track when things go awry.
Project Leadership
Welcome to this discussion on effective project Leadership for technology driven business change projects. Here we’ll explore why many projects fail and how the right project management approach can lead to success, by focusing on leadership and team dynamics.
CEO of AGI, Carsten Haugaard reviews why many business projects fail and what AGI suggests, can be done about it.
The Digital Transformation
The Digital Transformation of Manufacturing Product Specifications
In the manufacturing industry, the shift from a drawing-oriented focus to a digital-driven specification approach has revolutionized the way we design, produce, and service products. This transformation, driven by advancements in technology and the need for more efficient and effective processes, has significant business benefits.
Read the entire article about the digital transformation that our co-founder and partner Anders Præstholm has written.
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Digitalization disrupts – this is clear for all who have been part of digitalization initiatives. Disruption means changes – changes to business and changes to processes.
This is where AGI can assist your business. Our experience is based of 20+ years of experience in project/programs for European top 500 companies.
In most cases digitalization is implemented in projects. Often multiple projects are executed at the same time – changing the same value chain. But how to turn several projects into a program and how to set the right pace and scope?
The digitalization program execution requires leaderships skills and ability to set and maintain a qualified team over years, in a business organization with regular- and political challenges while the changes are implemented.
