This episode delves into the critical role that business-to-business relationships play in the success of major projects. Drawing on insights from our seminar Do we have the Capability we need for the new types of Major Projects in the pipeline? and MIGSO-PCUBED's recent research, conducted in partnership with UCL, on the importance of business-to-business relationships, we explore whether we possess the necessary skills and collaboration to tackle the ambitious projects of today and the future.
Joining Andy Murray, Executive Director of the Major Projects Association, is David Whitmore, Managing Consultant at MIGSO-PCUBED. They discuss the findings from MIGSO-PCUBED's and UCL's joint research. Their discussion covers the importance of collaboration and relationships in project delivery and the key factors that influence project success. They look into how strategic and transactional relationships impact project outcomes, the challenges of aligning contracts with desired relationships, and the importance of measuring and managing these relationships effectively.
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Links
MIGSO-PCUBED's RelationSHAPE
No More Heroes report
Do we have the Capability we need for the new types of Major Projects in the pipeline? Highlights report
McKinsey's Beyond Performance 2.0: A Proven Approach to Leading Large-Scale Change
David Whitmore
Strategic Advisor
David is a project & programme management practitioner with a unique mix of safety critical design, procurement and safety case expertise. He has a proven track record of transforming organisations and leading teams of people engaged in delivering complex, high technology projects.
Prior to joining MIGSO-PCUBED and following 7 years in the high voltage power transmission industry, David held director level positions with Rolls-Royce, Horizon Nuclear Power and Atkins working on nuclear major projects including design, manufacture, construction and in-service support projects. He led the project and programme management function for Rolls-Royce’s Submarines business and introduced innovative collaborative working arrangements with client organisations and supply chain companies. In Atkins David led the nuclear engineering function including a secondment to Horizon Nuclear Power as Engineering Director before being appointed as the Major Projects Director for the Atkins Nuclear business.
In MIGSO-PCUBED he is a Strategic Advisor to the CEO. He is developing new thinking for the delivery of major projects in the UK context and he has published a number of academic papers on the transformation of major project delivery. In 2020 he was seconded into Veolia Nuclear Solutions to lead the recovery of the Fukushima inspection programme.
If you would like to know more about the research discussed in the podcast or would like to get involved, please email david.whitmore@migso-pcubed.com.
