Weekly British commentary on project controls, major project governance and infrastructure delivery, connecting recent academic research with professional practice.
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Edition 007 · 27 October 2026
Professor Amgad Badewi asks whether Slough’s data-centre boom is converting national AI infrastructure into measurable local value—and what project controls leaders should do about it.
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Edition 006 · 20 October 2026
Professor Amgad Badewi examines why the Thames Tideway Tunnel’s 86% reduction in modelled overflow volume can coexist with troubling independent bacteria samples—and what project controls leaders should measure after handover.
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Edition 005 · 13 October 2026
Professor Amgad Badewi examines Project Gigabit’s early North Oxfordshire completion and asks what project controls leaders must reconcile before a delivery headline becomes evidence of productivity and public value.
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Edition 004 · 6 October 2026
Professor Amgad Badewi examines Heathrow’s £49bn expansion plan and argues that independent assurance must be joined by opportunity management, integrated controls and accountable cost decisions.
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Edition 003 · 29 September 2026
Professor Amgad Badewi examines Great British Railways’ new strategy and argues that ownership choices need whole-system project controls, accountable decisions and evidence of passenger value.
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Edition 002 · 22 September 2026
Professor Amgad Badewi connects September’s NAO grid warning with new project research: turn stakeholder concerns into decisions, dependencies and credible delivery plans.
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Edition 001 · 15 September 2026
Professor Amgad Badewi connects NISTA’s 2026 major projects report with recent research to ask what UK project controls must measure beyond cost and schedule.
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