Hello Reader, HS2 is the UK's high speed railway between London and Birmingham, and it's one of the biggest infrastructure projects in Britain. It's easy to read the headlines about it, shake your head and move on. But the National Audit Office's latest report, High Speed Two reset, is much more interesting than the numbers. The railway is now expected to cost between £87.7 billion and £102.7 billion, roughly twice what was expected in 2020. You might assume inflation did most of the damage....

Hello Reader, How does your PMO actually work? I don't mean what it does day to day. I mean where it sits in the organization, how it's set up, and how much say it has over projects. That's your operating model. And it's not the same as your staffing model (full-time, part-time or fractional) or your maturity level. A centralized PMO can be immature. A federated PMO can be highly capable. When you're choosing an operating model, you're really answering two questions, not one: Where does the...

Sponsored content: this email is brought to you by Software Advice. 2026 Pricing Guide What does project management software really cost? A practical look at pricing models, cost ranges, and the fees nobody mentions up front. Hello Reader, If you have ever been asked to pick a project management tool, or defend the one you already use, you know the hardest part is rarely the features. It is the price. Plans are tiered, per-seat, or billed in ways that only make sense after you have signed up....