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When asked about governance of projects, many of us think immediately of overly bureaucratic and long processes to get approvals.

I am really grateful to everyone who contacted me with thoughts and comments after the first blog on RAG status, a tool not a weapon.

The construction of street-running trams in this country has had a chequered history since their UK renaissance began in Manchester in 1987.

As a project professional, you need to be a clear communicator.

Christmas Day probably feels like a bit of a project, but imagine if it was an actual project – where the deliverables are hundreds of presents sourced from around the world, and you must mitigate for last-minute requests for gifts that aren’t available in stores yet.

Although the UK now has a trade deal with the EU, it’s clear that it’s not frictionless and will catalyse changes to supply chains and the market for UK goods and services.

I’m not just being ‘nice’ or ‘soft’ when I write this.

As part of its strategy to build our way to a better economy, the government has committed to delivering construction and engineering projects and programmes including building new schools, hospitals, prisons, and major infrastructure works to support our economic recovery from the pandemic.

When it comes to managing change programmes, we all know that people need to be 100% bought in and convinced of what we’re asking them to do before they will take action.

In today’s fast-paced development landscape, aligning project teams with overarching business objectives is not just beneficial, it’s essential.