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John Heathcote

The portfolio, programme funnel flow problem: or how do you spend a million pounds?

I wonder if this is a problem for your programme? Many projects are proposed for the programme, but less than expected make it through the feasibility and authorisation process, so you've always insufficient projects in the programme to meet the targets you have for service/asset improvement, and the forecasted spend you made!Consequently your programme got off to a slow start, and compromises on project selection later on, as the need for more projects intensifies.

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Mia Nordborg

How emails damage productivity

Recently a warning was issued by Sir Cary Cooper, a British professor and formal government adviser, that obsessive email checking is hurting staff’s health and productivity.

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Edward Obeng

Working holiday

Who would want to be a London taxi driver? They do all that work studying the ‘Knowledge’, and developing their social skills, only to find that driverless cars are now being tested on public roads.

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Julian Smith

Project skills key to devolution delivery

The public sector stands on the verge of the biggest constitutional shake-up for many years, as the Government loosens the ties on local government enough to allow incomplete devolution to the cities and regions of England.