PM Network - May 2016

Mr. Onuma says. “We carried out the project with awareness of the importance of natural conservation,” he says. For instance, the team transplanted two types of native plants within the project site and released two types of fish in Lake Biwa to bolster their populations.

BIGGER AND BETTER

To keep the project on schedule and mitigate potential risks, the project team met monthly with the Shiga Prefecture water and sewage office, which manages the island. The meetings provided regular occasions to move the public amenities portion of the project forward.

Because the power equipment and streetlights
were being donated, the project team had to coor-
dinate with multiple stakeholders to determine
specifications such as the size of the equipment and
whether the systems would be connected to the
grid. When prolonged discussions started to put the
schedule at risk, the project team changed its com-
munication strategy, moving to a more individual-
ized approach.

“We attentively communicated and worked
with each related party separately and were able
to improve progress,” says Mr. Onuma. “In addi-
tion, we were aware of the importance of trans-
parency. So, we kept stakeholders informed on
newly made decisions.”
Kyocera and Century Tokyo Leasing plan to

TALENT SPOTLIGHT

Norio Nakamura,

assistant manager, EMS business section, Kyocera Corp.

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Experience: 35 years

Other notable projects:

1. Izumo City, Japan utility-scale solar power plant project, which was completed in October 2015. Mr.

Nakamura helped manage construction.

2. Fukushima Prefecture utility-scale solar power plant project, currently under development.

Mr. Nakamura is helping to manage the project.

Career lessons learned:

“Projects that involve multiple companies succeed not through each company pursuing their own benefits, but through companies pursuing a larger cause such as contributions to local industries and residents that will benefit because of the success.”