'Bad projects not bad project managers' lead to cost overruns on public projects

摘要

Government decisions to go ahead with badly put together projects and not poor project management are to blame for cost escalation on major infrastructure schemes, a senior construction client has warned. The former head of capital investment at a major UK client has hit out at plans for a multi-million major projects academy to boost skills in the civil service. Earlier this month Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude announced plans to spend £6.yM on a major projects leadership academy to train civil servants in a bid to reduce costs and improve efficiency. The government hopes the move will reduce "over-reliance" on what is describes as "expensive" external consultants. In future no one will be able to lead a major government project without completing the three year-long academy programme.