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The NHS has taken a bashing when it comes to IT megaprojects, but there are innovative smaller successes that show why placing patients and front-line staff at the centre of a project’s approach pays off.

Work on the renovation of Elizabeth Tower began in 2017 and is due to complete in 2021.

What does it take to put on an art exhibition, from concept to welcoming the public through the gallery doors? Emma De Vita meets the curators and managers at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge and National Galleries Scotland to discover how they mastermind these unique artistic projects Kettle’s Yard: Curating a living artist Kettle’s Yard art gallery in Cambridge is a modern exhibition space, a stone’s throw from the River Cam.

The project management profession is enjoying a buoyant optimism that has been borne out by previous APM research, not least its important Golden Thread research of 2019.

“I tell every candidate I interview that I genuinely and honestly love this job as much after 18 months as on my first day.

The first phase of the UK’s High Speed 2 rail scheme, from London to Birmingham and Crewe, received formal government backing after the Oakervee Review recommended in February that the controversial project should continue “on balance”.

Change happens on projects, and that means parties can easily be drawn into fighting over the cost, time scale and other impacts of the change rather than delivering what the client wants.

In this series, project managers tell us how they’re using their skills for a personal project.

The Department for Transport’s (DfT’s) successful mission to repatriate 140,000 holidaymakers from around the globe, following the collapse of the world’s oldest holiday company in September 2019, is a lesson in putting strong communication at the heart of a project.

Interview: Emma De Vita “All explorers are storytellers.