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Silos in the physical world are large containers where something useful is stored for convenience, then taken out and used.

Those new to project management often worry about which qualifications to seek; which will give them the best opportunity to develop their career or the widest choice of possible industries or the best credentials for working in international organisations, or whatever else is important to them in their careers.

As I stepped from the lift, the energy and anticipation was palpable — actually, that’s an understatement.

Nearly 12 years ago, I embarked on my professional journey as a full-stack web application developer and gradually transitioned into the role of an IT project manager in Nepal.

Last week I managed to read the seventh and final paper of the Association for Project Management’s (APM) excellent Projecting the Future thought leadership series, the first of which was published in June 2019.

Did you know that 40% of hiring managers report difficulty finding qualified project managers? Even though APM has seen a 20% rise in project managers over the years, 60% of project managers believe their job descriptions are inaccurate or incomplete.

It involves lots of shouting, suppliers have it easy – and more PM pearls of wisdom from year 6 pupils.

Project managers do not spend enough time thinking about the quality or the impact of their decisions and very little training is available.

“I get told what my people think I want to hear” sighed the chief executive of a major organisation to me.

I learnt early on in my career that if you want to change something, measuring it is a sure fire way to get results and a good tool to see the impacts of action in a quantifiable way.