Over the past decade, a surprising trend has emerged in the field of project management, particularly noticeable during the recent economic downturn.

The following conclusion came to light. Savvy project schedulers are at risk of becoming a dying breed; thus, project management specialists need to do everything possible to reverse this trend.

Connexion Systems, publisher of Amplify, the world’s leading enterprise benefits-led portfolio management solution, has been selected to provide their software andBenefits Management expertise to Public Health England’s [PHE] flagship Science Hub Programme.

In autumn 2015, the Government approved the outline business case [OBC] for over £400m of capital investment for the relocation of PHE facilities to Harlow, in the heart of the Cambridge to London Bioscience corridor.

For major capital expenditure projects, every day late equates to thousands of dollars lost.

In fact, for an average size project, even a 10 percent overrun can lead to a $5 million hit to project profitability. Extrapolate this out to the average 20 percent to 30 percent delay that most projects report and you are looking at a significant loss—one that impacts your company’s bottom line.In this white paper, we explore the true cost of project delay, from profitability to company reputation, and arm you with the solutions you need to avoid and overcome overruns.

Finding a project portfolio management tool that is intuitive, flexible, simple to use and effective is no easy task.

Moreland City Council in Melbourne’s booming inner north had been grappling with project management issues for almost a decade.

“We’d been trying to get it right at Moreland for eight or nine years and we’d had policies and methodologies and frameworks and PMO officers,” the council’s Project Management Adviser Ruth Robles McColl said.

A new "super sewer" for London, known as The Thames Tideway Project is now underway. It will be constructed by Tideway - privately financed by a consortium called Bazalgette Tunnel Limited, in conjunction with the delivery partner CH2M.

The tunnel will not only improve the environment, ecology, public health, appearance and reputation of London, but it will also give a much-needed and immediate economic boost by creating thousands of skilled jobs and hundreds of apprenticeships.The project has a budget of £4.2 billion.