Project management tips: Five ways to keep your project and your team on target

For a project to succeed, "You must get on the ground and listen to your people," says Travis Perkins CIO Neil Pearce. Neil Pearce, CIO at Travis Perkins, is running a major transformation programme for the timber and builders merchant. The initiative involves a shift from legacy systems to digital services. The transformation will feature technology from big data to natural language processing, to improve the quality of service for customers. Pearce says the potential business benefits will be great for the firm's major retail brands, which include Tile Giant, Toolstation, and City Plumbing Suppliers.