Keynote address

A big civil engineering project overseas has a very high

profile. Successful execution of an important project

overseas is not only a splendid reference for the British

companies concerned: it is also a fine reference for Britain

and British industry as a whole. The success of a project

hinges more on one particular factor than on any other: the

right project management and the right project manager.

However, I know of one or two major projects overseas,

executed by more than one great engineering company where

the overall level of project management has been susceptible

of improvement.

In many contracts, particularly in the pre-contract stage,