In my day job, I manage consumer complaints data across five European manufacturing sites, which means I spend much of my time turning numbers into dashboards.
Governance has always been important and after hosting a recent webinar, it reinforced something that I have been observing for some time: governance in 2026 is becoming less about structures and processes and more about the quality of decisions, behaviours and organisational culture.
Who better to talk moonshot projects than NASA’s acting Chief Programme Management Officer? Emma De Vita picks his brain Kevin Gilligan sits in his office at NASA’s HQ in Washington DC, surrounded by space-related paraphernalia and with a poster of Saturn tacked up behind him (it’s exactly how I’d imagined).
It might seem an impossible luxury when you’re caught up in the busyness of daily life, but the practice of regularly taking time out for reflection is exactly the kind of thing that will help your professional development.
Consider the scenario: an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool flags a supplier as high risk, and the project drops them.
“It’s nothing personal.
“When individuals have the confidence and tools to share their brilliance, amazing things happen.
From set-up to continuous improvement, how do you find the people with the right capabilities to staff your projects? Dave Waller speaks to five experts to find out.
The space sector has long been defined by technical excellence, yet beneath many successful programmes sits another capability that is often less visible: project leadership and project management.
Influencing is a vital project skill, but it rarely comes with a manual.