How to close a project: what happens to high-performing teams post-delivery? Blog
Ulster University has opened its £350m city centre campus, housing over 15,000 staff and students – the largest city centre campus development in Europe.
Are you doing the right project? Understanding your project’s DNA Blog
Some years ago, APM used ‘doing the right project’ as one of its themes – which meant knowing exactly what it was you were supposed to be delivering.
Programme reviews: a cornerstone of effective delivery or a means to an end? Blog
Programme reviews are probably something that all of us in the project management profession are familiar with, no matter the frequency.
Women are finding surprise silver linings News
Iranian project manager Reyhane Kazemi explains how women in the profession are turning remote working to their advantage.
2020 has been about keeping the show on the road News
The National Trust’s director general Hilary McGrady reflects on a difficult year and considers the importance of nature-focused projects for 2021.
COVID-19 is a chance for leaders to ‘shake the box’ News
The new ‘next normal’ is your chance to deliver projects using all the talent available, says Eddie Obeng, because thinking and acting differently demands a diversity of contributions.
New books, recommended favourites and podcasts to keep you entertained News
This book is about the exclusion of women from the world’s economy to the severe detriment of that economy (eg a $160 trillion global loss because of the gender pay gap).
How to close a project Blog
How you conduct yourself as a professional and a person is vital during the last phases of a project, as it defines your brand as a professional project manager.
Unprecedented projects for unprecedented times News
Who would have thought at the start of 2020 that Christian Dior would be pumping out hand sanitiser and Chanel medical masks and gowns? That the Royal Mint would be making medical visors or that car manufacturers would be making ventilators? The skill and speed with which organisations and their project managers have adapted and pivoted under extreme pressure has been impressive, from government departments like HMRC and NHSX, with its work on a contact tracing app, to online retailers such as Ocado.
The 5 stages of a pandemic reaction News
Over the past six months we’ve lived a lifetime of change.
How to close a project: what happens to high-performing teams post-delivery?
Ulster University has opened its £350m city centre campus, housing over 15,000 staff and students – the largest city centre campus development in Europe.
Are you doing the right project? Understanding your project’s DNA
Some years ago, APM used ‘doing the right project’ as one of its themes – which meant knowing exactly what it was you were supposed to be delivering.
Programme reviews: a cornerstone of effective delivery or a means to an end?
Programme reviews are probably something that all of us in the project management profession are familiar with, no matter the frequency.
How to close a project
How you conduct yourself as a professional and a person is vital during the last phases of a project, as it defines your brand as a professional project manager.
Cancelled, in limbo or BAU? How lockdown is affecting your projects
As the world grapples with lockdown measures, Richard Young asks project professionals how their projects have been affected – and what their path back to ‘normality’ might beIt’s not just employees who’ve been put on furlough.
How to bridge the gap between strategy design and value delivery
Organisations that fail to bridge the gap between strategy design and value delivery are wasting eye-watering amounts of money on poor project performance.
Women are finding surprise silver linings
Iranian project manager Reyhane Kazemi explains how women in the profession are turning remote working to their advantage.
2020 has been about keeping the show on the road
The National Trust’s director general Hilary McGrady reflects on a difficult year and considers the importance of nature-focused projects for 2021.
COVID-19 is a chance for leaders to ‘shake the box’
The new ‘next normal’ is your chance to deliver projects using all the talent available, says Eddie Obeng, because thinking and acting differently demands a diversity of contributions.
New books, recommended favourites and podcasts to keep you entertained
This book is about the exclusion of women from the world’s economy to the severe detriment of that economy (eg a $160 trillion global loss because of the gender pay gap).
Unprecedented projects for unprecedented times
Who would have thought at the start of 2020 that Christian Dior would be pumping out hand sanitiser and Chanel medical masks and gowns? That the Royal Mint would be making medical visors or that car manufacturers would be making ventilators? The skill and speed with which organisations and their project managers have adapted and pivoted under extreme pressure has been impressive, from government departments like HMRC and NHSX, with its work on a contact tracing app, to online retailers such as Ocado.
The 5 stages of a pandemic reaction
Over the past six months we’ve lived a lifetime of change.
Project growth sectors to watch
APM and PwC’s study of the contribution of project management to the UK’s economy was published last year in The Golden Thread.
Why business readiness is so important to a successful project delivery when introducing change
Head of Programmes, Abi explained that implementing change successfully in any organisation is not easy and can be a complex activity, involving changes to processes, culture and new ways of working.