If you had told me a few years ago that I’d be swapping out citations and academic journals for stand-up meetings and project dashboards, I might’ve offered you a sympathetic smile and suggested you needed coffee or therapy.
I spent many years in my 20s thumbing through the oil stained pages of my Haynes car repair manual.
In The State of the PMO UK survey by Wellingtone and APM PMO SIG [published January 2016], benefits management and realisation was reported to be the hardest part of a PMO structure to successfully embed in an organisation.
In today’s unprecedented times, almost every organisation undergoes continuous change, whether political, social, economic or environmental.
This year, the Royal Ballet and Opera’s (RBO’s) major Christmas production is Cinderella, and the work being undertaken by the project delivery teams at RBO is making a major contribution to the creation of magical entertainment for our audiences.
This blog is the second and final part of a series on outsourcing in project management.
Boris’s ‘£15bn’ bridge to Ireland With all the political upheaval in September, it would have been easy to forget prime minister Boris Johnson’s pledge to build a bridge from the Scottish mainland to the outskirts of Belfast.
Critical lessons from APM’s ‘Crisis Talks’ series of podcastsIn the spring, APM recognised the heightened importance of communicating with members to offer their support and to hear members’ stories.
Greater use of project management would be beneficial for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Project managers who have been around for a while will, I am sure, recognise some of the techniques below as being the critical skills needed to succeed in the cut-throat world of projects; others who are just starting out – take note and always try to practice the following*: Try to work well with others Surround yourself with a team of really talented people, making sure they are less streetwise than you; this way you can personally take the credit for their good work, while demonstrating your excellent leadership skills.