Sep 6, 2022
Project professionals have been trained to think of projects/programmes in terms of cost, time and quality but major programmes require more leadership and less management. Major Programmes are adaptive and complex temporary organizations, which require leadership...
Aug 19, 2022
This was learned 50 years ago–what are we doing? This week, I shared my peer, Kiri Parr’s post on the merit of the Max Abrahamson principle from his seminal paper. The post itself was excellent (hence why I repost it), but what really piqued my interest was...
Apr 8, 2022
Throughout my career, I have witnessed how programme leaders and their leadership styles have influenced programme outcomes from multiple vantage points. As I reflect back, there is one particular programme that perfectly provides context regarding programme...
Mar 6, 2022
When I first came across system thinking I was very intimidated by it and if I’m being honest, nodded along to the industry jargon without really understanding what it meant. If you’re in a similar boat, I hope this brief explainer animation I’ve...
Dec 17, 2021
Bidding organisations are typically underperforming organisations and here’s why. Bidding organisations are underperforming organisations because they are not properly set up and understood by their parent companies—they are set up with the sole strategy of securing a...
Nov 19, 2021
I had heard the term, but it wasn’t until recently that I fully understood how systems thinking could positively impact the delivery of major programmes. Though I’ve been in the industry for a couple of decades, the MSc in Major Programme Management I’m currently...
