Luigi Morsa, Ph.D.
Luigi Morsa is a Team Leader, Project Manager, and Aerospace Engineer who has been working in the aircraft industry in Germany since 2012. He holds a Ph.D. in Space Fluid Dynamics from the University of Naples and was a Visiting Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan (2011). Over the course of his career, he has gained substantial experience in leading teams within highly challenging and demanding environments.
His passion for project management has led him to contribute chapters and case studies to several books by Dr. Harold Kerzner, the globally recognized pioneer in the field. These include Project Management Case Studies (Wiley, 2017, 2022), Innovation Project Management (Wiley, 2019, 2023), and Global Project Management (Wiley, 2026).
Together with Richard Maltzman, PMP and Master Lecturer at Boston University Metropolitan College, Luigi co-authored the chapter 10 Lessons Learnt from Irresponsibility in Project Management for the De Gruyter Handbook of Responsible Project Management (De Gruyter, 2023).
In April and June 2023, Luigi delivered online lectures on the “Boeing 737-Max Case Study” for the courses Portfolio and Program Management and Project Value Strategies at Boston University.
In 2018, Luigi was a speaker at the Project Management Institute EMEA Congress in Berlin, where he discussed the complexity of the aircraft industry market, with particular emphasis on aligning product development with customer needs. He also presented at the 18th Annual Project Management in Practice Conference in Boston (2024), showcasing the latest advancements in artificial intelligence software for project and innovation management. In November 2024, he spoke alongside Richard Maltzman at the International Project Management Day hosted by International Institute for Learning, delivering a talk titled Human-AI Synergy in Practice: From Traditional to Innovation Project Management.
Since 2019, Luigi has been a regular contributor to the IIL Blog, publishing articles on topics such as employee engagement, innovation, team management, risk management, conflict resolution, Agile methodologies, and artificial intelligence.
Authored Articles
Neuroscience (Even Empowered with AI) for Project Management
By Luigi Morsa and Richard Maltzman
What’s the science behind human chemistry? And in project management, who is responsible for creating good and productive team chemistry?
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Plan B for Project Leaders – or is it Plan B[ai]?
Having a “Plan B” is like an unwritten rule of survival in life. Whether it’s a backup career, an alternative strategy in business – having options – is key.
Keys for Implementing Empowerment in Projects
By Luigi Morsa and Richard Maltzman
It’s important to remember that engagement reflects the involvement and enthusiasm of employees in their work and workplace.
Project Management Tools (AI and otherwise) to Transition from Project Management to Project Leadership!
By Luigi Morsa & Richard Maltzman
Introduction Let´s start with a basic definition: “Project management tools simplify everything from project planning to collaboration, helping meeting deadlines and deliver a more refined finished project”
Human–AI Synergy in Innovation: from Innovation Management Software To Open Innovation
By Luigi Morsa and Richard Maltzman
Introduction In a former article on this Blog, we discussed how Artificial Intelligence (AI) software intersects with Project Management.
Artificial Intelligence and Project Management: The First Step!
By Luigi Morsa and Richard Maltzman
In November 2022, when ChatGPT was made available to the public, it put Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the spotlight for all people – not just ‘techies’ and those who have followed AI for a long time.
