Christian Irwin, RPP, who currently works on Infrastructure Projects – Signalling for Network Rail (Western and Wales), expands on his career progression in project management.
With the world at various stages of lockdown, now is a good time for students hoping to enter the project profession to look at growing virtual networks.
My last two blogs have spoken about neurodiversity in project management and labels.
In short; not very well so far.
Being a volunteer board member of the APM requires a lot of commitment – but it is very rewarding.
Leadership ideals are often portrayed as imposing figures leading from the front, dictating orders to voiceless subordinates but as the complexity of the project delivery environment changes, the methods to achieve success need to adapt and evolve.
Over the years Project magazine has played a number of roles in APM.
Is it perhaps because the most recent and influential publication on portfolio management came out of the OGC stable, moving upstairs from PRINCE2 and MSP, that there seems to be a focus on process and support office functions?Having been responsible for the portfolio of several organisations, and advised on a few more, the most important factor to me is leadership, particularly at this ‘directing’ level.
Project management is all about communication.
While imposter syndrome is an issue that may impact anyone, it more commonly affects women.