Targeting success and excellence

How do you make project management a permanent and valued part of an organisation, when projects themselves are, by their very nature, temporary? This presentation would suit project management professionals at intermediate and advance level.

In this thought provoking talk, Tony Teague looks at some unresolved issues in the project profession. Exploring topical issues such as competency, qualification and career paths, Tony draws on his extensive experience to suggest why it may be that project management departments continue to fluctuate in size and corporate importance, and project success can often remain an elusive goal.

How real is the conflict between operational and project priorities, and how close are we to resolving this? Why do Boards tend to have detailed knowledge on operational issues, but an inadequate grasp of project information to support both their capital and human investments?

Tony will explore these and other issues, drawing attention to popular career paths and patterns and asking whether organisations are doing enough to keep experienced project personnel, and considering development routes that could take project professionals right to the very top.

Tony Teague has over thirty years' management experience, focused mainly within the financial services industry. He is currently Chairman of Human Systems (Europe) Ltd, which he has led since 2003. Tony has an impressive record of delivery. His results-driven approach combines well with the Human Systems' philosophy that all organizations should aspire to world class program and project management as the route to agility within today's challenging business environment.

Whilst with Abbey National, Tony held a number of operational and project-based positions covering all aspects of project and program management. His experience incorporates working with boards, stakeholders and sponsors, and all areas of operational project practice from planning to portfolio management.

Tony's broad experience at Human Systems, ranging across all industry sectors, has now proven what he
always suspected – that critical management skills are transportable and shareable regardless of industry.
Working in all these areas, he strives to both share his own experience and to facilitate the sharing of experience by others.

Tony is in demand as a speaker and makes regular contributions to professional journals. He is a Fellow of
the Association for Project Management and a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers.