APM Blogs

I recently presented on a webinar on diversity for the Association for Project Management.

In the slew of stories and news on the transformation that technology is likely to make to our lives there has been a strong flavour of fear, or at least foreboding, about how robotics could cut a swathe through traditional jobs – mostly unskilled.

Successfully navigating emotions in projects is an important part of the role, and difficult to get right, especially when things don’t go to plan.

Which comes first: the happy team or the high-performing one? For decades, we assumed that hire smart, set key performance indicators (KPIs) and define roles, then performance would follow.

The changing world of the project management industry has seen a split in a number of different areas; seen plainly by the growing number of Association for Project Management Specific Interest Groups.

‘Tis the season to be coming up with festive lists, and here at Project journal we’re getting into the spirit too.

“The only irreplaceable capital an organisation possesses is the knowledge and ability of its people.

Ah the Gantt chart.

Welcome to the latest in a series of blog posts that aim to make the case for applying systems thinking to project management.

In our 21st century world, everything happens quickly and no-one can afford to stand still.