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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 …

Data and digitalisation - powering the UK’s major government projects

Source: Shutterstock In a world of scarce resources, tight deadlines and limited budgets, being as productive and efficient as possible is key to delivering value for citizens - the use of data and digital tools is essential in this.   IPA …

Civil Service Fast Stream: "We were led to the scene of a ruined street, strewn with debris and blanketed in smoke"

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Jack Linley, a statistics fast Streamer in the Transformation Team and Sophie Cliff, a project delivery fast streamer working in project set-up, tell us about their experiences of working on major defence programmes as part of their first-year placements on …

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 …

Hinkley Point C (HPC) Site Visit

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Samina Khan, Deputy Director for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Department for International Trade (DIT) and Project Delivery Advisor, Kate Hall for the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA), share their …

Building the Future - The School Rebuilding Programme Site Visit

Fast Streamer, Chloe Bonnington, from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) shares her insights from an engaging visit to the School Rebuilding Programme with IPA Chief Executive Officer, Nick Smallwood.    What is the School Rebuilding Programme? Announced in 2020, …

Defence Vehicle Demonstration (DVD) 2022: Bringing to life the transformation of the British Army

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Project Delivery Advisor, Lydia Randall, from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) shares her insights from an engaging visit to the Defence Vehicle Demonstration (DVD) 2022 with IPA Chief Executive Officer, Nick Smallwood and IPA Deputy Director of Defence, Martin …

Celebrating a decade of the Project Delivery Profession

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Above, (from left to right) Nick Borwell, Fiona Spencer, Tim Banfield, and Karina Singh. The Project Delivery Profession has been in existence for a decade now. It’s one of the youngest professions in government, and as you would expect it …