The Windsor Summit Series

A series of white papers for industry leaders seeking to drive excellence and innovation in their organisations.

  • C-Suite       • Leadership priorities       • White paper  

The Windsor Project Summit brought together Chief Executives and Senior Leaders in the Project, Programme, and Portfolio community at the prestigious St. George’s House, Windsor Castle. This exclusive event served as a high-level platform for thought-provoking discussions on the future of the project profession, addressing key challenges such as technological transformation, leadership alignment, and future-proofing strategies.

The white papers generated from this summit capture the insights, debates, and key takeaways from a series of expert-led panels and discussions. Covering topics from the evolving recognition of project management at the C-suite level to innovative approaches in adapting to rapid change, these papers provide invaluable knowledge for industry leaders seeking to drive excellence and innovation in their organisations.

  • Artificial intelligence (AI)       • Strategy       • White paper  

AI in the Boardroom

This latest paper in the Windsor Summit Series shares insights from subject matter experts on how businesses can gain value from AI and use it to improve project delivery.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is redefining strategy, decision-making and execution for business leaders and project professionals. But how should people actually use it to improve outcomes – and without losing the human touch?
 
Between 2023 and 2025, the use of AI in projects nearly doubled, with 70% of project professionals in the UK now saying their organisation uses AI to deliver transformations. Furthermore, 92% of C-suite leaders also say their company is using AI in some capacity. But this high adoption isn’t always resulting in desired outcomes:

• 31% of leaders whose business uses AI say it’s having no impact or a negative impact on productivity.
• 56% say it’s having no impact or a negative impact on their bottom line.

  • Planning       • Leadership       • White paper  

Future planning and strategic transformation

We are in an era of rapid technological advancement and changing business landscapes. Digital disruption, the climate crisis and societal change are just some of the issues that project professionals must contend with, in order to evolve the profession so that it can meet the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow.
 
Although the environment for delivery is becoming ever more complex, it is clear that project professionals are the strategic changemakers who will enable success. This paper shares insights on three important aspects of the project profession’s future: Sustainability, people, and AI and data.

  • Strategy       • Leadership       • White paper  

Project-led strategies to future-proof your business

In an ever-changing business landscape, staying ahead requires forward-thinking strategies. For project leaders, this means exploring innovative approaches to ensure projects are resilient and adaptable in the face of uncertainty, from embracing emerging technologies to fostering a culture of innovation. 

This paper explores the ways organisations and project professionals can build resilience into their plans to handle unexpected disruption, and the role played by culture and leadership.

  • C-Suite       • Leadership priorities       • White paper  

Project Management:
How recognised is it by the C-Suite?

Three decades ago, 80% of the resources in an organisation were dedicated to operations, and 20% to projects; today, that ratio has flipped, according to the Harvard Business Review. Despite this massive disruption, there is still a lack of understanding and lack of recognition at C-Suite/senior executive level for the project profession. This is important because of the significant role that projects and project professionals play in driving growth and transformation.

This paper explores the evolving perceptions of project management at leadership level, discussing the factors driving its recognition, challenges faced, and strategies for fostering alignment with leadership priorities.