Ian is a highly experienced director, consultant, author, facilitator and speaker with over 20 years’ experience in project, program and portfolio management, organisational change and learning.
Ian is Fellow of the Association for Project Management, an advisor to many organisations on project and program management best practice and standards, and a mentor to project professionals. Ian was an author of the APM Body of Knowledge (BoK) 6, a member of the Global Review Group for PRINCE2 6th and 7th Editions, and MSP 5th Edition. Ian was on the technical advisory board for the development of the APM Higher Apprenticeship in Project Management, and also for the update to the APM suite of certifications for BoK 6. Ian is a regular contributor for Project Manager Today Magazine, and APM and PeopleCert blogs, and the APM Projecting the Future initiative. Ian has published over 100 articles, blog, papers on project management.
Having started his career in the UK Ministry of Defence, and then running large, complex projects and programs in a global automotive company, Ian now works with organisations in all sectors designing, developing and delivering solutions to build project and program management capability and capacity. A leading figure in the industry, Ian brings over two decades of experience from working with some of the worlds largest companies to help organisations improve their project, program and portfolio management capability.
Digital Transformation: Do you know what it means?
QA's Head of Organisational Consultancy, Dr Ian Clarkson, discusses what is meant by Digital Transformation and how QA's Orga…
04 October 2018Is effective sponsorship of programmes or projects an issue for you?
In the first of a series of Learning Consultancy blogs, QA's Dr Ian Clarkson discusses the importance of Project Sponsorship.
26 June 2018Digital transformation: An enduring need or just here for a Fortnite?
QA's Head of Organisational Consultancy, Dr Ian Clarkson, discusses digital transformation and the global gaming phenomenon t…
12 November 2018Count Your Blessings for Effective Project Sponsorship
Project Sponsorship is highly desirable but not always likely. We discuss the importance of sponsorship and how to achieve it…
15 December 2017Does your technology adoption game plan include project managers? It should
Dr Ian Clarkson, Learning Consultant at QA, argues that technology adoption and digital transformation are first and foremost…
09 November 2020Gains and losses: What are your prospects for a successful project?
QA's Head of Organisational Consultancy, Dr Ian Clarkson, explains Prospect Theory and Utility Theory and discusses how to ap…
22 January 2020Artificial intelligence, project management and the skills we'll need in 2030
QA's Head of Organisational Consultancy, Dr Ian Clarkson, looks at how artificial intelligence (AI) will change the job lands…
10 June 2020Project leadership advice from George Michael
QA's Head of Organisational Consultancy, Dr Ian Clarkson, contemplates the obsession with certainty in decision making (even…
17 January 2020Digital Transformation: Rise of the Machines