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Management fundamentals

Advanced project management

This advanced session builds on the foundations of project management and focuses on leading more complex pieces of work. It’s designed for projects where priorities shift, views differ and there is no single clear answer, helping you adapt your approach, work productively with stakeholders and keep progress moving in real NHS conditions.

Date Monday, 11 May 2026 14:00 PM - 16:00 PM
Where Details Online Online - MS Teams
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What you’ll learn

  • Understand the difference between simple, complicated and complex projects, and recognise what this means for how you plan and lead.
  • Explore practical ways to make progress when priorities shift, people hold conflicting views or the right answer isn’t clear.
  • How to work with stakeholders who disagree, resist or disengage, using different techniques.
  • Use small, safe to try tests and pilots to learn quickly and adapt without committing to full scale change too early.
  • Learn how relationships and positive narratives can help keep your project on track.

Who is this webinar for?

This webinar is for people who are already involved in leading or supporting projects and want to build their capability in more complex environments. It is particularly useful if you are working on projects with multiple stakeholders, uncertainty or competing priorities.

Lead facilitators

Mark Leyshon

An experienced commercial practitioner, Mark initially started his career in the Automotive industry within Supply Chain Management, and was actively involved in his organisations world class continuous improvement programme. He then moved on to a variety of senior, and executive commercial posts in the rail, energy and travel industries, where his experience includes acquisitions and a management buy out. At the turn of the Millennium Mark started his own Consultancy Company providing PFI support before broadening into a wide variety of improvement and change management assignments.

Jim Lusby

Jim has worked in and around the NHS for more than 30 years. His Board-level experience has been drawn from roles in several large Trusts, a Strategic Health Authority and in the NHS Trust Development Authority.  He also spent four years as a Senior Civil Servant, in national positions in the Department of Health and later as head of the health team in the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit. Jim's experience makes him well-placed to advise on all aspects of organisational and system strategy and delivery.  Building relationships and shared priorities in complex operational and political environments has been a particular theme throughout much of his career.

What participants say

84%

of attendees would recommend this session to a colleague.

“The presenters were very engaging and provided excellent insight. They touched upon different methods/approaches that will help formulate future project plans.”

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