As the ex-CEO of Crossrail – a project infamous for being four years late and £4bn over budget – Mark Wild provides some useful ‘light bulb moments’ on how to plan major change effectively, and / or turn around a project that has gone off course (source: autumn 2022 edition of the APM’s PROJECT magazine) …

1. ‘Fixed end dates are deadly’ – distorting behaviour and creating unnecessary pressure

2. ‘Integration is a contact sport’ – are the right conversations happening around the boardroom table

3. ‘Modular design matters’ – build, test and commission in situ

4. ‘Right team for the right risk at the right time’ – don’t persist with the same skillset

5. ‘Be transparent and own the whole’ – project success depends on the success or failure of everyone involved