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Sarah Rozenthuler is a chartered psychologist who applies behavioural management techniques and neuroscience to tricky business situations.

The great thing about doing an apprenticeship in project management is that you get exposure to both the fundamental theory as well as practical experience in a real project environment, which helps you prepare for your future as a project manager and why I chose to pursue an apprenticeship.

Think counter-intuitively if you want a real shot at winning.

It doesn’t matter whether you work as part of a large or small project team, are office-based or work mainly from home, there are distractions everywhere.

How do you undertake a multi-million pound project to replace a key piece of safety infrastructure involving extremely high-pressure water, running under a key arterial road and railway to the capital city, for one of the busiest airport hubs in the world? Vicky Ye, Project Delivery Manager at Heathrow Airport, was responsible for leading the 2022 APM Overall Project of the Year.

Kathryn Williamson Hall took the glory of the 2023 APM Young Project Professional of the Year Award for her work for the UK arm of Leonardo, the European defence giant, which manufactured and installed a brand‑new radar system into the nose cone of the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft for delivery to the Qatar Emiri Air Force in time for the FIFA World Cup, hosted by Qatar in November 2022.

From my work experience as a project manager, I have come to understand that our key role is to consistently achieve successful project outcomes by using a methodology based on the nature of that project.

Laura Ellis is Head of Technology Forecasting at the BBC and a speaker at the APM Conference 2024, where she will address the question, ‘Where’s the value in people?’.

Sustainability has been driving real change across the construction industry over the last decade.

It was the buzz word in the run up to the London 2012 Olympics and touched everyones lips legacy.