MajorProjectHub

In our latest video update, we look back at progress on the #SuperSewer in October, including a visit from the family of the great Victorian engineer, Sir Joseph Bazalgette, who designed London's existing sewage network in the 1860s. ow.ly/wZz550LErOV

Search for HS2 #jobs across the #Midlands - help us build the railway and its stations. The #HS2JobsBoard shows supply chain #vacancies, making it easier to find the latest roles across our route. Search now: ow.ly/PQHY50GM7v7 #Hiring #PlanForJobs

Our project will deal with sewage-related pollution in the tidal Thames - but no one knows the scale of the problem. That’s why we fund @Thames21’s Big Wet Wipe Count ow.ly/KUNS50LCrka #COP27

The @UKHomeOffice does not understand the full extent or impact of resources dedicated to combatting fraud. Without a better understanding of the impact its policies are having, the Home Office will not be able to prioritise or adapt its approach. More: orlo.uk/4f1Z5

The essence of decision-making in a complex & uncertain environment is understanding not just what decision to make but also when to make it. In just 90 seconds, David Parkin from Hynet explains how decisions directly affect outcome podbean.com/ew/pb-giqjj-13… @apmstsig @HyNetNW

Thursday blog: In order for a major project to make sense to us, we need to appreciate the higher purpose and it needs to engage us. If the project doesn’t matter to us, then it will never make sense. majorprojects.org/blog/is-any-of… @DavidGurteen @STRATacticalLLC

"‘Infrastructure is still a very attractive investment class both for public and private money. But we need to look at things differently; we need to be smarter about where investment comes from and think far and wide about sources of finance." majorprojects.org/wp-content/upl…

Friday shared insight: A complete Community of Practice Toolkit ... covering everything from the fundamentals such as CoP Roles or the Community Lifecycle; right through to Organising a Fishbowl or a Peer Assist majorprojects.org/resources/worl… @WorldBank

Thursday blog: "Systems drive behaviour ..." The three tools of systems leadership. majorprojects.org/blog/the-three… @apmstsig @systemscatalyst

Why becoming a sustainable organisation is a transformational activity; one that depends as much on learning from the journey and adopting the emergent lessons as you go, as it does on what you already know and your original intent majorprojects.org/resources/lear…

Environmental sustainability is increasingly recognised, but how far does your organisation recognise the social side of the equation? View the whole of Bryan's Masterclass interview on the Major Projects Association Knowledge Repository majorprojects.org/resources/lear… @routledgebooks

Karlene Agard FAPM GradIRM of Oxford Global Projects shares her favourite heuristic from Prof. Bent Flyvbjerg's Heuristics for Masterbuilders majorprojects.org/resources/heur… It's an age old lesson of 'the Hare and the Tortoise' or 'More Haste, Less Speed' @oxglobalproject @BentFlyvbjerg

Reimagining major projects as sustainable activities is not like learning a new language; it's not even like moving to a foreign country; it's more like moving to a new planet. Join us on 18th October majorprojects.org/civicrm/?civiw… @icec_mcm @circulareconomy @CircularEcology @APMBVSIG

Everything 'Major Projects', from Climate Adaptation to Realising Benefits, from Decommissioning to Embracing Diversity; the new Association resources section on the Major Projects Association website gives you access to 40 years of our reports majorprojects.org/knowledge/reso…

We don't gauge internet speed with a tape-measure or bio-diversity in teaspoons so why do we persist in measuring value in major projects using ROI, cost-benefit or other arcane financially based units, when they so clearly aren't fit for purpose? majorprojects.org/blog/what-is-a…

"Most of our decision-making is instinctive, based on gut feel and intuition. But some decisions demand more attention." Book of the Week: Making Risky and Important Decisions by Ruth Murray-Webster and David Hillson majorprojects.org/community/abou…

Friday's shared insight: Six steps for the development of an international architecture for managing global threats: Mapping; Data challenge; Horizon scanning; Knowledge exchange; Transformative technologies; Platforms for facilitation. majorprojects.org/resources/buil… @RUSI_org

Matthew Syed introduced us to his Rebel Ideas at the 2022 Prestige Lecture. Join Iain Minns from Arcadis for this bookclub event to ask: What is a rebel idea in the context of major projects? What will you do differently off the back of Matthew’s ideas? majorprojects.org/civicrm/?civiw…

The @NAOorguk with the C&AG @GarethDaviesNAO and @adrianjenner1 in Parliament today. We’re here to talk about our work in supporting Parliament. Please come and say hello. We’re in the Upper Waiting Hall off the Committee corridor.