Episodes
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Reimagining Major Project Skills for 2030
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Our first podcast of 2022 picks up the theme of an upcoming Major Projects Association event and looks at the next generation of skills we'll need for delivery in 2030 and beyond, and the generation of project Rising Stars who will be charged with the task.
Thank you to Alfie Chimedza, Nichols Group; Jamie Gray, RAF; Joel Evans, Moorhouse; Paul Morris, Palace of Westminster R&R Programme; Tolu Oladudu, Deloitte; Frederick Levy, Turner & Townsend; Elaine Falconer, Jacobs; Nick Yandle, IPA; Neil Bell, Cavendish Nuclear; Payam Malek, Wood plc; Sarah Kanwar, Accenture; and Carl Wardle, Bedroq who respond to three questions:
- What's the most significant way in which how you work will be different in 2030 from today?
- What are the new skills you'll need to thrive in that environment?
- How can you learn and practise those skills now, in anticipation of the future?
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Race Matters Part Three
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
In the third of our series of Race Matters podcasts, Major Projects Association Director, Andy Murray is joined by Gary Young, Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester, author, broadcaster and, previously, Editor at Large for the Guardian. Gary and Andy grew up at the same time, in the same town, the big difference in their subsequent life experience is that Gary is black and Andy is white. During the conversation, they discuss their relative experiences, and tackle issues such as white privilege.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is a strategic issue for the Major Projects Association and the Race Matters series enables us to explore one aspect of the sociology of work and major projects.
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Project Data Hackathon 1
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Andy Murray, Executive Director of the Major Projects Association, is on location at the Projects Data Hackathon in October 2021. He records his impression of the two-day live event and explores what a data hackathon sounds like and what it means in terms of the productivity, value and success of major projects. Along the way, he chats to the founder of the Project Data Hackathon, Martin Paver, along with a number of those who have set challenges, as well as the hackers themselves.
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Race Matters - Part Two
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Friday Sep 03, 2021
The second of two podcasts recorded for the Major Projects Association on the subject of 'race matters'.
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Race Matters - Part One
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Friday Sep 03, 2021
The first of two podcasts recorded for the Major Projects Association on the subject of race matters.
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Ed Merrow on Reimagining Benchmarking for Capital Projects
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Ed Merrow, Founder and President of Independent Project Analysis, is your engaging guide in this 20 minute tour of the value and pitfalls of mega project benchmarking. Expertly interviewed by Andrew Crudgington, Ed opens with the distinction between benchmarking capability & benchmarking performance, before explaining what a different approach to benchmarking offers for mega-projects