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A clear view for the National Trust

The scale of the Tyntesfield Capital Works Programme had the effect of putting a spotlight onto the importance of project management in the National Trust. Human Systems was asked to provide a high level appraisal of the project's performance, and this led to a partnership where Human Systems worked alongside the Tyntesfield project team with the target of improving all aspects of governance, reporting and performance.

As one of the largest civil and defence security organizations in the world, Cassidian knew it had a highly skilled workforce. What it needed was a detailed understanding of specific competencies, so that professional development programs would be sure to prepare the workforce effectively for the challenges that lay ahead.

The MiB project, for the UK's National Health Service, was one of sophistication and complexity aimed at improving NHS support for Children, Young People and Families. As such it involved very diverse groups of stakeholders. A robust implementation program was needed that ensured an effective way forward for all affected parties. Human Systems was selected to support the Children, Young People & Families' Network, giving them access to best practice and ensuring that the best routes to success were taken from the very start.

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Advances
Project Practices and Performance

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is a research-based pharmaceutical company employing around 100,000 people in over 100 countries. The Global Project & Portfolio Management division has been a member of Human Systems’ knowledge-sharing Network for over ten years. During this time, the two companies have worked closely to further GSK’s project performance objectives.

Building Program Management
Capability at BT

In 2004, BT Global’s Customer Service and Network Operations (CS&NO) comprised 20,000 skilled professionals across 200 countries. With the organization growing rapidly, BT was anxious to build program management capability so the company could create end-to-end network solutions for BT’s customers more competitively.

Being considered as one of the biggest and the best may tempt some organizations towards complacency, but as Bombardier Transportation saw their business growing, they considered this as a prompt to improve, and instigated a global programme to push further towards project management excellence.

Human Systems assists Department of Health Transformation Program

When the Department of Health initiated a radical change program, they knew that finding high quality external consultants to provide an objective third-party view would be the key to success. A rare combination of expertise across the science and the art of project management would be needed, combined with the very best facilitation skills to ensure that every perspective was considered.

Building PM Professionalism
across the DWP

Working with Human Systems for almost 10 years has resulted in DWP consistently delivering increased project and program management efficiency. In recent years, the Department has regularly won awards from the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), the Association for Project Management (APM) and other professional associations. The next step for DWP was to consolidate its centres of excellence into strong project management communities that would continue to develop and improve through robust knowledge-sharing practices and processes.