In the aftermath of the devastation caused by Storm Desmond, Cumbria County Council faced a Herculean task to rebuild its shattered infrastructure, writes David Brown The name Desmond will forever be etched in the memories of the people of Cumbria.
In November 2016, a phenomenal global engineering feat worth billions came to fruition when the New Safe Confinement (NSC) arch was put in place over the site of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
This year’s Hay Festival will see more than 80,000 visitors descend on the market town of Hay-on-Wye on the Wales-England border for a week and a half, just as spring is swinging into summer.
“The wind never stops in Rosyth; that’s why it’s difficult to build ships here,” says Neil Holm, programme director for the Royal Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales.
There are a lot of ‘accidental’ project managers in Africa, but they tend to be relatively well educated and remunerated.
Ruth Murray-Webster and Darren Dalcher explain the need to avoid oversimplifying project definitions.
To those outside the world of project management, the phrase ‘iron triangle’ might sound like a reference to a nasty set of traffic lights outside Chipping Norton, or an overly defensive football tactic.
Eddie Obeng explains why you need to reorganise effectively in 2018 Apparently, the key concern for CEOs in 2018 is finding the best way to organise their resources.
Project meets BT’s Jim Whitaker to find out how the company is embracing the talents of the next generation of project managers through its apprenticeship scheme Jim Whitaker, Director, project and delivery management at BT, is responsible for project delivery across BT business and public sector.
Project catches up with Neil Snowball, alumnus of London 2012, to hear his insight into organising major sporting events Neil Snowball, chief executive at Warwickshire County Cricket Club, has worked on the delivery of several major sporting events, including the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London, and the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.
