Project Kudos

There are a lot of great projects going on in the world. Many of them are doing good for the world one deliverable at time while meeting the strategic needs of the organization. There's one in particular I want to highlight, because honestly, I just thought it was cool. I'm going to call it the "accident waiting to happen" project--and I mean that in a good way.
    European researchers are working together to build an automotive system that takes information from several sources to predict hazardous situations on roads--or accidents waiting to happen. Sounds like an expensive venture, right? The project team, however, is using low-cost technology, some of which already exists, to build the entire system. Andrea Migliavacca, the project's coordinator, told ScienceDaily.com:
    "We did not try to reinvent the wheel. It there was another European project working on a system we could use, we took that."
    These types of projects--ones that improve everyday life--are my favorite to learn about. We write a lot about them in PM Network--some people say too much. But I just think these types of project highlight the importance of the profession. Because without it, ventures like these would not be possible--or at least not very successful.