VISION Works

Earlier this year, the highly influential economic historian Adam Tooze spoke at VISION Consulting’s Annual Leadership Forum in London offering his take on how 2023 may pan out. In a fascinating talk, he highlighted four significant areas of radical uncertainty that threaten the global economy – and the role that business leaders are likely to have in steering us through these

It used to take the giants of the pharmaceutical world at least five years to deliver a vaccine. Yet when the world was struck by COVID-19, Pfizer managed to deliver a vaccine in just eight months. Many other pharma companies achieved similarly extraordinary feats, and they were able to do it by applying a management style called mobilisation.Join us for the first episode of a seri

As the global supply chain crisis and labour shortages continue to disrupt capital projects, many industry leaders are exploring the efficiencies offered by Lean and Agile thinking. In the first episode of a new season of VisionWorks podcasts, we explore the history of this thinking and how it interconnects with other concepts such as Integrated Project Delivery, the Last Planner S

In episode five of VISION Works, our expert panel continues to challenge the assumptions that undermine megaprojects.Listen in to discover what Dr Charles Spinosa intriguingly calls ‘the secret sauce of improvisation’, which he believes is essential to transforming megaprojects for the better.We also explore the rare skill of listening to the people around you in such a way tha

There are many myths about how to manage capital projects and, in this episode, we tackle nine of them – myths such as ‘if a project goes over budget, it’s usually because the estimators got it wrong’ and ‘the keys to success are strong management, careful planning and robust controls’. Our myth busters are Billy Glennon (CEO of VISION Consulting), Connor Butler (Managi

What's it like working at the heart of a megaproject? In this episode, we explore the sometimes bruising experiences of five people who have been there – and what they’ve learnt from the mistakes and triumphs that they have witnessed or been a part of. We hear from Billy Glennon (CEO of VISION Consulting), Connor Butler (Managing Principal of Relevate), Colin Nicol (Managing Di

After exploring why 99% of megaprojects (capital projects costing $1 billion or more) fail to deliver all their promised benefits on time and on budget, we move on to reveal the big fix. The solutions come from three people who have worked at the heart of numerous megaprojects and know exactly what can go wrong and why. Chauncey Bell, Billy Glennon and Connor Butler are interviewed

What is a megaproject? And why do they so often fail to deliver their promised benefits on time and on budget. From the Pyramids to the Parthenon, and from Willie Brown's Transbay Terminal to Intel 'fabs' and Heathrow Terminal 5, our experts from VISION and Relevate unravel the mysteries. Featuring Billy Glennon, Connor Butler and Charles Spinosa, interviewed by Fraser Allen.