This document explores diversity across various sectors including retail, higher education, and construction. It discusses challenges and changes related to gender balance, accessibility, and regulatory compliance while highlighting international company operations. Additionally, it addresses the transition between sectors and emphasizes the importance of diverse approaches in project management and service delivery.

1. CHANGING SECTORS -
DIVERSITY ACROSS
DISCIPLINES
Lian Eveleigh
September 2019

2. CHANGING SECTORS – DIVERSITY
ACROSS DISCIPLINES
 An introduction
 Retail IT – diversity in the sector
 Higher Education
 Construction
 A return to IT

3. RETAIL IT
 International diversity
 New Look – a British company
operating in France
 TK Maxx – an American company
operating in the UK
 Compliance considerations

4. HIGHER EDUCATION - CONSTRUCTION
 Sector move - private to public sector challenges
 Industry move - IT to construction
 Changing preconceptions
 Gender balance
 Diversity in design
 Accessibility
 Gender
 Religion
 Community
 Project management versus construction stages
 Compliance & regulation
 HSE
 Home Office
 Fire
 Legal
 Procurement

6. HIGHER EDUCATION - A RETURN TO IT
 Departmental diversity
 Gender
 Preconceptions
 Diversity of a different kind – mixing
approaches
 Agile delivery in a programme
environment
 Agile delivery to ITIL operational
service