Major Projects Metamorphosis
Seminar
Members Only Event
Advances in data analytics and digital innovation have truly transformed some sectors and some aspects of everyday life, but practices and performance on major projects have largely remained the same.
What can be done to drive digital (or data) transformation in major projects beyond that of having more data/digital savvy organisations and stakeholders involved?
This session will be asking what the opportunities are, what barriers need to be overcome to seize them, what can major projects learn from other sectors and what can we be doing now?
We're delighted to confirm Richard Corderoy, Managing Director, The Oakland Group as Chair for this event.
Project:Hack 11 Awards Evening will take place immediately after this event. Delegates are encouraged to join us for this networking opportunity by following this link.
The event registration is now closed.
OCT
20
Wednesday 20th October 2021
12:00pm - 5:00pm
Institution of Civil Engineers
33 of 100 places filled
Programme
Wednesday 20th October 2021
12:30
Registration and lunch
13:00
Chair's introduction
Martin Pocock
Development Lead No longer at member organisation
Martin Pocock
Development Lead, No longer at member organisation
no bio
13:15
Delivering Digital Transformation in Government
Daniel Byrne
Head of Transformation, Programme Delivery Team National Infrastructure & Service Transformation Authority (NISTA)
Daniel Byrne
Head of Transformation, Programme Delivery Team, National Infrastructure & Service Transformation Authority (NISTA)
no bio
13:35
The Construction Data Trust - Enabling Collaboration through Data
Grant Findlay
Director of Strategy and Innovation No longer at member organisation
Grant Findlay
Director of Strategy and Innovation, No longer at member organisation
no bio
13:55
Discussion
14:15
Coffee
14:45
Leveraging Data Analytics to Improve Major Infrastructure Project Delivery
Luis Tatis
No longer at member organisation
Luis Tatis
No longer at member organisation
no bio
14:55
Data for Risk Forecasting
Alan Mosca
Co-Founder & CTO nPlan
Alan Mosca
Co-Founder & CTO, nPlan
no bio
15:05
Raiders of the Lost Knowledge
Wales and Western regions journey to making the most of their data - the what, the why and the how.
Milla Mazilu BEM
Head of Advanced Analytics Network Rail Ltd
Milla Mazilu BEM
Head of Advanced Analytics, Network Rail Ltd
Milla began her railway career in 2005, initially working on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (also known as High Speed 1) and then with Network Rail, the railway infrastructure owner and operator for Great Britain. Over the years, Milla has focused on programme controls, planning, scheduling, analytics and integration in the railway industry. In her current role in Wales & Western Region, Milla is leading initiatives in project data analytics across the capital delivery portfolio.
Milla is a keen volunteer, having supported the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, the Royal Academy of Engineering, as well as the Association for Project Management (APM) in a variety of roles. Her work with Network Rail and the Royal Academy of Engineering was recognised with the honour of a British Empire Medal.
Within APM, Milla has been a passionate and active volunteer, joining the Planning, Monitoring & Control SIG in 2014 and becoming the group’s Chair in 2016. That same year, Milla was elected as a Charity Trustee of APM, becoming Deputy Chair in 2020 and most recently, in 2022, being elected as the Chair of the APM board.
Milla’s passion is for innovation and lifelong learning; she will either be found working, volunteering, or learning something new.
Milla is a keen volunteer, having supported the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, the Royal Academy of Engineering, as well as the Association for Project Management (APM) in a variety of roles. Her work with Network Rail and the Royal Academy of Engineering was recognised with the honour of a British Empire Medal.
Within APM, Milla has been a passionate and active volunteer, joining the Planning, Monitoring & Control SIG in 2014 and becoming the group’s Chair in 2016. That same year, Milla was elected as a Charity Trustee of APM, becoming Deputy Chair in 2020 and most recently, in 2022, being elected as the Chair of the APM board.
Milla’s passion is for innovation and lifelong learning; she will either be found working, volunteering, or learning something new.
Steve Naybour
Head of Programme Controls & Programme Management Network Rail Ltd
Steve Naybour
Head of Programme Controls & Programme Management, Network Rail Ltd
no bio
15:15
Discussion
15:35
A Review of Project:Hack 11
Andy Murray
Executive Director Major Projects Association
Andy Murray
Executive Director, Major Projects Association
Andy is the Executive Director of the Major Projects Association, prior to which he spent 30 years as a practitioner, consultant and assurer of complex projects and programmes for public, private and third sector organisations both domestically and internationally. He has a focus on project governance, the treatment of inherent project complexity and organisational development of project capability.
Andy is a respected author, having worked with HM Treasury, Cabinet Office, the Association for Project Management (APM) and Axelos to develop best practice guidance on their behalf. Publications include PRINCE2, P3M3, Routemap and the Governance of Co-Owned Projects. He was cited in the Sunday Telegraph’s business supplement as one of the most influential people in project management. He is the Chair of the APM’s Governance Special Interest Group, the Chair of the IPA’s independent project advisory group for the Project Initiation Routemap and is the engagement workstream lead for the Project Data Analytics Task Force.
Andy is a collaborative and inclusive senior leader with a track record of building high-performing teams both within his organisation, across partnerships and with voluntary groups.
Outside of work Andy spends his time mountain biking or helping out Willaston FC (a community football club) as treasurer and manager of the Under 14s team.
Andy is a respected author, having worked with HM Treasury, Cabinet Office, the Association for Project Management (APM) and Axelos to develop best practice guidance on their behalf. Publications include PRINCE2, P3M3, Routemap and the Governance of Co-Owned Projects. He was cited in the Sunday Telegraph’s business supplement as one of the most influential people in project management. He is the Chair of the APM’s Governance Special Interest Group, the Chair of the IPA’s independent project advisory group for the Project Initiation Routemap and is the engagement workstream lead for the Project Data Analytics Task Force.
Andy is a collaborative and inclusive senior leader with a track record of building high-performing teams both within his organisation, across partnerships and with voluntary groups.
Outside of work Andy spends his time mountain biking or helping out Willaston FC (a community football club) as treasurer and manager of the Under 14s team.
15:45
(R)evolution: Barriers and Enablers of Project Data Analytics in Infrastructure Projects
Professor Naomi Brookes
Artist/Curator & Visiting Professor University of Leeds
Professor Naomi Brookes
Artist/Curator & Visiting Professor, University of Leeds
Naomi has a global reputation for her work on cross-sectoral comparisons of the performance of large and complex projects. She ran the MEGAPROJECT COST Action, an EU funded research programme that brought together over 90 researchers from 23 countries to create and analyse a cross-sectoral database of megaproject performance, and was a member of the World Economic Forum’s CEO Council for Transformational Megaprojects.
Naomi has disseminated her research findings internationally to organisations such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), World Bank, and the European Investment Bank; and nationally to organisations such as the National Audit Office, Lloyds Register, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and the Association of Project Management (APM).
She has worked with a variety of companies from ‘blue-chips’ to regional SMEs. She has been an Executive Director for the European Construction Institute and she is the author of 130 peer-reviewed journal papers, book chapters and articles in the field of project and innovation management.
In addition to her work as a researcher, Naomi has worked across the world in designing and delivering programmes and events focusing on the management and leadership of projects for undergraduate, masters, doctorate and continuing professional development audiences, including Rolls-Royce plc and University of Oxford’s TSU leadership programme.
Naomi’s current research focuses on using predictive analytics to improve project delivery. She is working with the Department of Statistics at the University of Warwick to develop understandable and efficient machine learning algorithms that work in the context of projects and programmes and is applying these in the manufacturing and infrastructure sectors.
Naomi has disseminated her research findings internationally to organisations such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), World Bank, and the European Investment Bank; and nationally to organisations such as the National Audit Office, Lloyds Register, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and the Association of Project Management (APM).
She has worked with a variety of companies from ‘blue-chips’ to regional SMEs. She has been an Executive Director for the European Construction Institute and she is the author of 130 peer-reviewed journal papers, book chapters and articles in the field of project and innovation management.
In addition to her work as a researcher, Naomi has worked across the world in designing and delivering programmes and events focusing on the management and leadership of projects for undergraduate, masters, doctorate and continuing professional development audiences, including Rolls-Royce plc and University of Oxford’s TSU leadership programme.
Naomi’s current research focuses on using predictive analytics to improve project delivery. She is working with the Department of Statistics at the University of Warwick to develop understandable and efficient machine learning algorithms that work in the context of projects and programmes and is applying these in the manufacturing and infrastructure sectors.
16:05
Panel discussion: What's the first thing we should do to make sure that we are seizing the opportunities from Project Data Analytics?
Professor Naomi Brookes
Artist/Curator & Visiting Professor University of Leeds
Professor Naomi Brookes
Artist/Curator & Visiting Professor, University of Leeds
Naomi has a global reputation for her work on cross-sectoral comparisons of the performance of large and complex projects. She ran the MEGAPROJECT COST Action, an EU funded research programme that brought together over 90 researchers from 23 countries to create and analyse a cross-sectoral database of megaproject performance, and was a member of the World Economic Forum’s CEO Council for Transformational Megaprojects.
Naomi has disseminated her research findings internationally to organisations such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), World Bank, and the European Investment Bank; and nationally to organisations such as the National Audit Office, Lloyds Register, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and the Association of Project Management (APM).
She has worked with a variety of companies from ‘blue-chips’ to regional SMEs. She has been an Executive Director for the European Construction Institute and she is the author of 130 peer-reviewed journal papers, book chapters and articles in the field of project and innovation management.
In addition to her work as a researcher, Naomi has worked across the world in designing and delivering programmes and events focusing on the management and leadership of projects for undergraduate, masters, doctorate and continuing professional development audiences, including Rolls-Royce plc and University of Oxford’s TSU leadership programme.
Naomi’s current research focuses on using predictive analytics to improve project delivery. She is working with the Department of Statistics at the University of Warwick to develop understandable and efficient machine learning algorithms that work in the context of projects and programmes and is applying these in the manufacturing and infrastructure sectors.
Naomi has disseminated her research findings internationally to organisations such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), World Bank, and the European Investment Bank; and nationally to organisations such as the National Audit Office, Lloyds Register, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and the Association of Project Management (APM).
She has worked with a variety of companies from ‘blue-chips’ to regional SMEs. She has been an Executive Director for the European Construction Institute and she is the author of 130 peer-reviewed journal papers, book chapters and articles in the field of project and innovation management.
In addition to her work as a researcher, Naomi has worked across the world in designing and delivering programmes and events focusing on the management and leadership of projects for undergraduate, masters, doctorate and continuing professional development audiences, including Rolls-Royce plc and University of Oxford’s TSU leadership programme.
Naomi’s current research focuses on using predictive analytics to improve project delivery. She is working with the Department of Statistics at the University of Warwick to develop understandable and efficient machine learning algorithms that work in the context of projects and programmes and is applying these in the manufacturing and infrastructure sectors.
Milla Mazilu BEM
Head of Advanced Analytics Network Rail Ltd
Milla Mazilu BEM
Head of Advanced Analytics, Network Rail Ltd
Milla began her railway career in 2005, initially working on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (also known as High Speed 1) and then with Network Rail, the railway infrastructure owner and operator for Great Britain. Over the years, Milla has focused on programme controls, planning, scheduling, analytics and integration in the railway industry. In her current role in Wales & Western Region, Milla is leading initiatives in project data analytics across the capital delivery portfolio.
Milla is a keen volunteer, having supported the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, the Royal Academy of Engineering, as well as the Association for Project Management (APM) in a variety of roles. Her work with Network Rail and the Royal Academy of Engineering was recognised with the honour of a British Empire Medal.
Within APM, Milla has been a passionate and active volunteer, joining the Planning, Monitoring & Control SIG in 2014 and becoming the group’s Chair in 2016. That same year, Milla was elected as a Charity Trustee of APM, becoming Deputy Chair in 2020 and most recently, in 2022, being elected as the Chair of the APM board.
Milla’s passion is for innovation and lifelong learning; she will either be found working, volunteering, or learning something new.
Milla is a keen volunteer, having supported the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, the Royal Academy of Engineering, as well as the Association for Project Management (APM) in a variety of roles. Her work with Network Rail and the Royal Academy of Engineering was recognised with the honour of a British Empire Medal.
Within APM, Milla has been a passionate and active volunteer, joining the Planning, Monitoring & Control SIG in 2014 and becoming the group’s Chair in 2016. That same year, Milla was elected as a Charity Trustee of APM, becoming Deputy Chair in 2020 and most recently, in 2022, being elected as the Chair of the APM board.
Milla’s passion is for innovation and lifelong learning; she will either be found working, volunteering, or learning something new.
Grant Findlay
Director of Strategy and Innovation No longer at member organisation
Grant Findlay
Director of Strategy and Innovation, No longer at member organisation
no bio
Daniel Byrne
Head of Transformation, Programme Delivery Team National Infrastructure & Service Transformation Authority (NISTA)
Daniel Byrne
Head of Transformation, Programme Delivery Team, National Infrastructure & Service Transformation Authority (NISTA)
no bio
Luis Tatis
No longer at member organisation
Luis Tatis
No longer at member organisation
no bio
Alan Mosca
Co-Founder & CTO nPlan
Alan Mosca
Co-Founder & CTO, nPlan
no bio
16:45
Chair's closing comments
Martin Pocock
Development Lead No longer at member organisation
Martin Pocock
Development Lead, No longer at member organisation
no bio
17:00
Close
Following the conclusion of this seminar, delegates are encouraged to join us for the Project:Hack 11 Awards Evening - register for this here.