Biographies

Daniel Drouin is a recognized leader in the collaborative delivery community and a key contributor to the implementation of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD/RPI) in Canada. As President and CEO of Drouin Consultants, he serves as a facilitator and strategic advisor to organizations seeking to adopt advanced collaborative practices.

With over 38 years of experience in the construction sector, he has been promoting IPD practices across North America since 2018 through training, structured workshop facilitation, and the deployment of tailored collaborative tools.

 

David Rioux, B.Eng., DESS, is Senior Vice President and Partner at CIM Conseil. A recognized leader in performance improvement and governance, he positions project management as a lever for responsible, sustainable, and value-creating decision-making.

With over 20 years of consulting experience, he has led more than one hundred organizational transformation mandates in Canada and internationally, across both public and private sectors. Convinced that project management is a key driver of responsible transformation, he supports organizations in achieving measurable and sustainable results.

 

Conference Description

In a context where digital transformation extends far beyond the implementation of technological tools—and requires a profound rethinking of processes, roles, organizational culture, and operational practices—success depends on integrated, structured governance aligned with business strategy.

 

Drawing on years of experience in integrated governance within collaborative construction projects (IPD/RPI), this conference translates lessons learned from that sector into the realm of digital transformation projects. The construction industry—characterized by high operational complexity, multidisciplinary integration, and simultaneous management of technical, financial, and human risks—provides a particularly rich testing ground.

 

Principles that emerged in this context—shared leadership, transparency, collective risk management, contractual alignment, and a unified vision—prove remarkably powerful when adapted to digital realities.

This conference explores the foundations and mechanisms of truly integrated governance, including decision-making committees supported by comprehensive information, empowered cross-functional teams, continuous coordination forums, and disciplined management of interdependencies.

 

Such an approach enables organizations undergoing digital transformation to ensure coherence, agility, and sustainability, while reducing organizational friction and minimizing adoption risks.

 

Objectives

By the end of this conference, participants will be able to:

• Understand the differences between project governance, IT governance, and strategic governance—and why an integrated model is essential in digital transformation

• Define the composition and roles of a collaborative governance committee (IT, business units, HR, stakeholders)

• Master governance tools and mechanisms, including steering, reporting, risk management, and role clarity

• Identify key levers that foster organizational adoption and sustainable change

• Design an evolving governance model aligned with business strategy and capable of continuous adaptation.