Stephen Carver

Prior to Cranfield University, Stephen worked on projects for the oil business before moving on to work at Virgin before working directly for a global CEO as head of Project & Programme Management Strategy. He has experience of Project and Programme Management in almost all business sectors from banks to oil and from construction to law firms. He has lectured and consulted globally and is highly experienced in presenting ideas in a way that bridges different cultural and organisational differences. He is an Honorary Fellow of The Institute of Risk Management and an Honorary Fellow of the Association of Project Management.

Current activities

• Lecturer of Project & Programme Management and Crisis Communications on the Full-Time and Executive Cranfield MBA
• Director of Improving Project Performance short course
• Director of Leading Successful Projects and Programmes short course
• Consultant, mentor and public speaker

Clients

• Global Banks
• Global Aerospace Companies
• International Insurance Companies
• Global Consultancies
• International Project Companies

Articles In Journals

• Turner N & Carver S (2014) So, What''s Your Project Management Strategy?, Project Manager Today (June/July) 36-36.
• [Turner N, Maylor H, Lee-Kelley L, Brady T, Kutsch E & Carver S (2014) Ambidexterity and Knowledge Strategy in Major Projects: A Framework and Illustrative Case Study, Project Management Journal, 45 (5) 44-55.]
• [Carver S (2011) Communicating in a crisis, Management Focus (31) 18-19.]
• [Maylor H, Vidgen R & Carver S (2008) Managerial Complexity in Project-Based Operations: A Grounded Model and Its Implications for Practice, Project Management Journal, 39 (1) 15-26.]

Conference Papers

• Carver S (2004) Projects from hell. In: Chartered Management Institute (Reading Branch) Meeting, Reading.

Books

• Carver S (2004) Making projects fly. In: FT Handbook of Management. Crainer S, Dearlove D (ed.), Pearson.