There are many different techniques and tools that a project manager can use to control a project schedule on a day-to-day basis and for managing dependencies, change and risks.
RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) and APM have jointly commissioned a Stakeholder Engagement guidance note on this critical aspect of project management.
Tony Robbins (author of Unleash the Power Within) says that three things are required to bring about change in a person: The desire to change, and/or desire for a result.
Agile is here to stay for some it may look like a fad, but there is clear momentum around the need to adopt a more flexible mind-set when initiating innovation projects, especially in IT and fast moving technology-driven markets.
In the midst of a crisis, we take the positives where we can.
What does a global engineering company looking to develop their project management methods, a global manufacturing business introducing project management for their new product development lifecycle, and a national retailer going through a major and complex business transformation programme all have in common, apart from the obvious project management?Many businesses give considerable thought, investment and effort towards the professionalism of their project management community, and to determining and developing project management processes which are operationally fit for purpose.
I have written elsewhere about 2017 being a year of change.
The Women’s Network within the Connecting Women in STEM (CWS) community at Thames Water is passionate about creating a place where all women within science, engineering, engineering project management, digital and other STEM areas can connect and work together in making a difference for women now and in the future.
The term ‘deliverable’ is used throughout project management literature but often as a bit-player, never the star.
As Chair of the APM PMO SIG moving our industry forward has always been at the forefront of my mind.