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. Albert Lester is a Chartered Civil, Mechanical and Structural Engineer with a lifetime of experience in project management for engineering design and construction projects. He has managed large projects for Tarmac, Sim Chem (Simon Engineering), Senior Engineering and Foster Wheeler Power Products and has accredited many project management courses for the Association for Project Management (APM), as well as setting and marking APM exams. He has taught and lectured widely on the topic at a number of universities including University College London (UCL), was a member of BSI and ISO panels developing new project management standards and acted as adjudicator and expert witness in many industrial and construction disputes.
