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'Gary Lloyd has a massive amount of experience in successfully managing business projects of all sizes, many very large, all with a high degree of IT content. In this book he puts that experience in an easy to read style. Read it and it will help you avoid the pitfalls of IT projects.' Geoff Williams, former Head of Major Programme Management at NatWest Bank, UK 'IT project failures are legion. Many point at their IT department as the problem. The inconvenient truth is that these are business failures, not IT. Mr Lloyd equips the businessman with the tools to decide if a business project is required and then to lead it either to a successful outcome or to an early, unmourned death, if it so deserves.' John Samuel, former Head of Technology, Herbert Smith LLP, UK 'I would urge anyone who works within the supply chain for IT projects to read this book. Whilst it could be deemed by some to be a dry topic, Gary brings IT Project Management to life and makes it relevant for me and my business. My approach to projects internally and externally has changed, for the better, thanks to this insightful read.' Philip Fanthom, Managing Director, Jenrick, UK '... well written, with a structure that makes it easy to read through, or to find a section relevant to the particular needs of the moment. ... easier to read than many other similar books on the topic, and it has a number of useful bullet point lists to allow the reader to absorb the key points more quickly. A solid piece of work, offering good counsel on effective project management ...' The British Computer Society, October 2013 'The book proves to be a good read focusing more on practical business leadership than theoretical project management. It makes one believe that every fact is a fact as the author gives evidence of statistical data for every statement he makes. This is a rarity in management books where usually the ideas alone are just quoted from other books. Every chapter in the book is

’Gary Lloyd has a massive amount of experience in successfully managing business projects of all sizes, many very large, all with a high degree of IT content. In this book he puts that experience in an easy to read style. Read it and it will help you avoid the pitfalls of IT projects.’ Geoff Williams, former Head of Major Programme Management at NatWest Bank, UK ’IT project failures are legion. Many point at their IT department as the problem. The inconvenient truth is that these are business failures, not IT. Mr Lloyd equips the businessman with the tools to decide if a business project is required and then to lead it either to a successful outcome or to an early, unmourned death, if it so deserves.’ John Samuel, former Head of Technology, Herbert Smith LLP, UK ’I would urge anyone who works within the supply chain for IT projects to read this book. Whilst it could be deemed by some to be a dry topic, Gary brings IT Project Management to life and makes it relevant for me and my business. My approach to projects internally and externally has changed, for the better, thanks to this insightful read.’ Philip Fanthom, Managing Director, Jenrick, UK '... well written, with a structure that makes it easy to read through, or to find a section relevant to the particular needs of the moment. ... easier to read than many other similar books on the topic, and it has a number of useful bullet point lists to allow the reader to absorb the key points more quickly. A solid piece of work, offering good counsel on effective project management ...’ The British Computer Society, October 2013 ’The book proves to be a good read focusing more on practical business leadership than theoretical project management. It makes one believe that every fact is a fact as the author gives evidence of statistical data for every statement he makes. This is a rarity in management books where usually the ideas alone are just quoted from other books. Every chapter in the book is

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Gary Lloyd is a programme and project management specialist who helps organisations and individuals to deliver value from their projects and programmes through: consultancy, mentoring, coaching, training and project assurance. His aim is to work with clients to both lower project risk and to develop organisational and individual delivery capability. He has been helping businesses to deliver IT enabled change for over 20 years. His roles have ranged from being the business leader who drives the change, through to being a trusted advisor to CEO's and COO's, helping them to get value from their projects, programmes and ventures. Gary has worked across a variety of countries and cultures that include various European countries, Japan, India, Hong Kong and the USA.

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