At a recent MPA webinar, two project professionals explained the impact their projects will have in transforming the north of England as the government pushes its levelling-up agenda.
Everyone has a talent, be that juggling, singing, dancing, writing or….
Almost all projects involve a supply chain, and the cultural, commercial and geographic gaps between members of the supply chain can lead to catastrophic quality issues, both intentional and unintentional.
Move over Marvel superheroes.
Why oh why do people keep going on about continuous professional development (CPD)? Stop wasting my time.
Whilst two of the key statements within the agile manifesto are “Individuals and interactions over processes and tools” and “Working software over comprehensive documentation”, anybody coming to the conclusion that this removes the need for strong project discipline or governance would be misguided.
The increasingly distant horizons associated with many of our major projects and programmes present a raft of well-documented problems: the continually shifting environment; the onward march of technology; the loss of expertise, experience and corporate memory as some of these very long projects outlive the teams that manage them, several times over.
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.