In this episode of GCC Tech Talks, Tom Stroud and Sye Rahman sit down with Mark Primett, a project and programme manager who has led complex digital transformations across fintechs, financial services and large organisations in the GCC.

Mark shares what project management really looks like on the ground: from moving to Dubai and building a career in delivery, to starting the Project Management Collective community for practitioners in the region.

We talk about:

• Why demand for strong project managers is growing in the GCC

• Project management methods and best practices that actually work in technology and transformation

• Why project and programme management are critical for digital and AI initiatives

• Real project examples and the business outcomes they delivered

• The qualities every good project manager should have

• How organisations should prepare for digital/AI transformations – tools, roles, responsibilities and governance included

• What might change in the GCC over the next 10–12 months, and whether leaders really need to spend time learning AI

If you’re leading projects, technology or transformation in the GCC – or you want a clearer view of how work really gets delivered beyond the slideware this episode is for you.