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Creating a step-change in project delivery

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Team Structure

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Donnie MacNicol

PDA Taskforce

Donnie focuses on the human dimension of delivery to maximise certainty and value by utilising data and AI.

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Merv Wyeth

PMI

I’m a passionate changemaker with a mission to amplify impact through projects that matter. Formerly a police officer, I transitioned into the UK public sector.

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Aleksander Binder

Project Science

Aleks joined the rail industry in 2020 with DfT, later moving to the £11 billion Trans Pennine Route Upgrade Programme in 2022, leading PMO Function integration.

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Ronald Dyer

Projecting Success

Established Project Management professional/Academic with experience in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) multi-sector strategy implementation competencies for organizational performance improvement.

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Lavinia Descultu

PMI

Senior Programme & Project Manager, PMP, CDBA, PMI UK AI In Project. Lavinia is an accomplished programme and project management both for-profit and not-for-profit organisations.

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Sue Simmonite

BAE Systems

A high-performing leader with strong communication, strategic vision, and the ability to inspire diverse teams to deliver results. Skilled in relationship management.

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Ali Mafi

Timist

We at LTL have designed the most effective project delivery system to tackle the global problem of most projects (close to 80%) running late and over budget.

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Jo Jolly

Ofwat

Jo is a Deputy Director at the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA), leading their Project Futures team in the implementation of the IPA's flagship transformation programme Transforming Infrastructure Performance (TIP).

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Sirish Parekh

NISTA

Working within Cost Management I have acquired key skills in areas of cost estimation, project control and implementing lessons learned. These skills include whole life cycle cost, identifying implications due to decision changes

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Yoshi Soornack

Gleeds

Yoshi is an accomplished professional who transitioned from neuroscience into a pioneering role in managing AI developments at global construction firm Gleeds.

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Andy Murray

MPA

I am the Executive Director of the Major Projects Association (MPA). I am a Chartered Director, a Fellow of the Institute of Directors (IOD) and a member of the Association For Project Management (APM).

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Gareth Parkes

SRM

Gareth is the Head of Data & Analytics at Sir Robert McAlpine, one of the founding members of the Project Data Analytics Task Force and Director of the Construction Data Trust.

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Richard Morgan

Avocation

Richard is a specialist in project and programme delivery, focusing on how best to lead people, capabilities and resources to get things done.

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Jonah Froggatt

I'm Jonah and I currently work as a data scientist at Projecting Success. My role is predominantly consultancy based, using data to help companies run their projects better.

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Anthony Newman

Ant is a mathematician and chartered engineer, who brings a data not project background to Project Data Analytics Task Force.

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James Lea

Project Science

James Lea, a Fellow of the APM and BCS, founded Project Science, consulting in project delivery confidence through the 'physics of projects'.

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Ed van der Tak

Ramus

Planning is mijn passie! Geïntegreerd in uw organisatie ('fit for purpose'), transparant, professioneel ondersteund en gebruikmakend van de juiste tools! Dat is mijn drijfveer voor uiteenlopende activiteiten in het vakgebied Planning & Scheduling.

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Nermeen Latif

WSP

Nermeen has worked in major project delivery for the past 25 years, working in and setting up PMOs, with a special interest in planning and assurance.

It features a minimalist, picture-centric design with a beautiful hover effect on elements, such as images and blog posts.

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Maria Murray

Microsoft

It features a minimalist, picture-centric design with a beautiful hover effect on elements, such as images and blog posts.

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John Smith

PDA Taskforce

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