{"product_id":"the-delivery-gap-why-government-projects-really-fail-and-what-can-be-done-about-it-paperback","title":"The Delivery Gap: Why Government Projects Really Fail and What Can Be Done about It - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Simcock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes, government has to build something big. Really big. A high-speed railway network, a fleet of nuclear submarines, an IT system big enough for the health records of every person in the country. But Britain has a woeful record of delivering projects of this scale. They are either late, over budget, deliver less than promised - or all three. Some are never completed at all. What is going wrong?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the wake of the cancellation of HS2, Jonathan Simcock, former Major Projects Director of the Office of Government Commerce, provides answers. This eye-opening text draws on testimony from the Ministers, officials and project managers who have tried, and mostly failed, to deliver the country's biggest projects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo face up to its challenges - productivity, growth, national security, and the changing climate - Britain needs huge publicly funded investment. So how do we close the Delivery Gap?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Simcock\u003c\/strong\u003e is a recognised expert in the challenges of major government project delivery. After a career in the private sector, he has spent sixteen years leading, governing, assuring and advising many of government's largest projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8.5 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44289548058726,"sku":"9781836624851","price":49.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/vrGXDEowsT9781836624851.webp?v=1766768773","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-delivery-gap-why-government-projects-really-fail-and-what-can-be-done-about-it-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}