11 Facts About Eddie Obeng

Edward David Asihene Obeng was born on 1959 and is a British organisational theorist, educator, and author, who serves as a professor at Henley Business School and Hult International Business School's Ashridge Executive Education.

Eddie Obeng founded Pentacle and serves as its executive director.

Eddie Obeng was born in Ghana to the scientist Letitia Eddie Obeng.

When his mother moved to Kenya, Eddie Obeng was sent to England, to complete his education, at Cranleigh School.

Eddie Obeng progressed to University College London and the Cass Business School.

For example, Eddie Obeng's "bubble diagrams" are based on Goldratt's current reality tree, Eddie Obeng's "sticky steps planning" is an application of Goldratt's critical chain project management.

Eddie Obeng argues that, as a result of this shift, most of the concepts, best practices, and assumptions that we commonly used to plan, manage, lead, organise, and govern are obsolete and damaging to the lives of individuals, society, and organisations.

Eddie Obeng pioneered the use of bespoke business simulation games to help stimulate and embed learning.

Eddie Obeng is notable for demystifying traditional business school teaching by removing unnecessary theory and focusing on practical tools that can be applied in the real world in "a continuous link between learning and implementation".

In 2011, Eddie Obeng won the Sir Monty Finniston Award for lifetime achievement by The Association for Project Management for his contributions to the study and practice of Project Management.

Eddie Obeng has made significant contributions to: The Financial Times Handbook of Management and The Gower Handbook of Training and Development and has a regular column in Project Management Today.