David Shannon designed and delivered major change programmes and projects in the private, public and charity sectors, in the UK and internationally. He has trained management in the oil and gas industry in 12 different countries. He was an institutional development specialist with the World Bank, before which he worked on projects in the City of London, the Middle and Far East. Prior to 1974 he worked on civil, transport and urban renewal projects as an engineer.His professional contribution to the project management discipline has been recognised with Honorary Fellowship of the Association for Project Management. He has lectured and been published widely. He was voted one of the ten top project management personalities in the UK.David holds an M.A. (Oxon) a Diploma in Accountancy and Finance and current and past membership of several professional institutions.