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A highly innovative project leaned heavily on trust and professional vulnerability to deliver East London’s Silvertown Tunnel on time and to budget.

I hope you’re reading this issue of Project as you head to the annual APM Project Management Conference in Manchester, or maybe you’ve picked up a copy there.

Project Editor Emma De Vita goes backstage at the Royal Ballet and Opera in London to find out what it takes to run a programme of renewal projects that will return London’s prestigious cultural institution to the top of its technical game  Front of house and back of house present a world of contrasts.

It is the so-called soft skill that quietly decides whether projects succeed, writes James Evans  Psychological safety has a strange reputation in projects.

Amy Leneker gives her hard-won advice on dealing with too much stress the right way  By the time stress and burnout took over my life, I couldn’t remember a time when I wasn’t stressed – when there wasn’t a deadline looming, a problem to solve or a decision that couldn’t wait.

Starting a career in project management can feel overwhelming, especially for those entering the profession through a project management apprenticeship.

In October 2025, the People Interest Network hosted a webinar titled ‘The purpose of ethics and values in a project context’.

The Royal Ballet & Opera (RBO) is one of the jewels in the UK’s cultural crown, and it takes a lot of project management to keep the institution sparkling.

It’s all change at the BBC, with new Director General Matt Brittin (former President, Google EMEA) recently taking the helm.

Some events stay with you long after they end, not just because of what was said, but because of the energy, the people and the conversations they create.