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Mind the gap! Lessons learned from Crossrail as a project delivery advisor

Alex Milbank, a project delivery advisor at the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, reflects on his time working on the delivery of Crossrail, one of the most transformational infrastructure projects ever delivered in the UK.  Today (Monday 18 March), the Department …

How can we be world-class?

The third Transforming Infrastructure Performance (TIP) Live summit took place on 27 November 2023 at the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) headquarters in London, hosted in collaboration with the ICE, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), the Infrastructure Client Group, and …

Innovation in action at UK’s first all-electric prison

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Jon Loveday, Director of Infrastructure, Enterprise and Growth, and Alison Baptiste, Director of Public and Security Services at the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA), share their thoughts following a site visit to the HMP Millsike Programme.  HMP Millsike is a …

Addressing fuel poverty and the importance of understanding your client

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Frankie Rushton, Project Delivery Adviser at the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA), shares her thoughts following a site visit to Coventry, to see the Social Housing Decarbonisation Wave 1 projects in development delivered by DESNZ. The UK has some of …

A day in the life - IPA Leadership and Learning Coordinator

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Lyle Anderson tells us about a typical day as a Leadership and Learning Coordinator and why he chose to work in government learning and development. I am a Leadership & Learning Coordinator at the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) and …

An interview with Sirish Parekh, Head of Estimating Performance, Benchmarking and Data

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Ahead of the TIP Live conference on Wednesday 19 April, we interviewed Sirish Parekh, Head of Estimating Performance, Benchmarking and Data at the Infrastructure and Projects Authority. Sirish shared his thoughts on TIP Live and the projects that help make …

Setting up major projects for success: A site visit to Sellafield

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Vishal Shethwood, Project Delivery Advisor at the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA), shares his thoughts on the importance of front-end loading as he visits one of Sellafield’s projects on the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP).  Dealing with UK’s nuclear legacy …