Henley Business School's Dr Stephen Simister contributes to Guardian Webinar on Project Management.

Dr Stephen Simister, Programme Manager for The Henley MBA (Project Management) is a panellist on The Guardian's live online Q and A session for those in the Project Management sector on January 12 1pm - 4pm. http://tinyurl.com/yjb2p2u

The 2009 Project Management Benchmark Report - which covers salaries, rates, experience, skills and the current climate - revealed much about the state of the sector.

The report confirmed the recession had hit the profession hard and there were widespread redundancies and cuts. Yet, on the most part, attitudes remained upbeat; only eight per cent of surveyed PMs described their personal situation as gloomy and 84 per cent believe they have a significant role to play in helping the UK economy out of its current difficulties.

As the project management community waits for the findings and updates from the 2010 report - due on February 1 The Guardian has assembled a panel of professionals working in the sector to answer questions about the current job market and offer career advice to everyone from experienced project managers to those just starting out in the field.

The Henley MBA (Project Management) by Flexible Learning is designed for experienced managers who are seeking to work in organisations that deploy corporate strategy through portfolio, programme and project management.