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In business, there are often unwritten rules to which we feel compelled to conform.

I once attended a conference called People Deliver Projects.

The purpose of a project is to create change.

Where do you go, and what do you do, when you need some headspace to gain perspective on a particular problem? Building in a regular activity or break to give you space to think through chewy problems or take breathers from a back-to-back meetings can give you a precious chance to see things with greater clarity and allow your brain to have those eureka moments you might struggle to have otherwise.

During recent weeks, we have been talking about the difference between coaching and mentoring.

Investigations and audits of major programmes, both in the public and private sectors, all too frequently reveal that governance arrangements are inadequate.

In my last blog I talked about the pain points facing project managers within their organisations in terms of project and resource management.

I had the pleasure of attending a workshop last week on behalf of APM to discuss how PRINCE2 and other 'swirl logo' products can be developed to help professionalise the global project management community.

Doesnt a year go by fast? We are already coming up to the APM conference and nominations are being taken for the APM Awards (deadline 27th June 2013).

What does it take to develop the next generation of project manager? In the last decade or so, have we placed too much emphasis on academia, as opposed to good old-fashioned on-the-job work experience?I recently interviewed Sir John Armitt, the chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), who argued just that.