As I prepare to say my goodbyes before handing over to a new chief executive, it is inevitably a time of reflection, but also excitement about what is to come for both APM and the project profession.
How might the nascent technology of quantum computing change the way we do business? Let’s start with an observation: we have no lack of computing power today.
We are all witnessing the mass globalisation, communication and computer technologies conquest of the world.
When you are applying for a new role, there are four aspects of you that are going to be assessed by your prospective employer or project leader.
We all know the importance of effectively managing project resources - the time, the money and the people - with the often complex interactions and interdependencies they have.
During a recent trip to Gettysburg, US, I took timeout to visit the farm owned by the late Dwight D.
If the project profession is to keep thriving in a fast-changing world, we have to actively shape our future.
For many years the mantra for projects has been to manage the balance between time, cost and quality.
Wouldn’t it be nice if we knew we could have perfect collaboration on every project we were managing from now till the end of time? Or at least till we all decided we had something else to do other than handle project teams and manage projects? If everyone could work well and play well with everyone else, put all egos aside and focus on the common goals of the project, delivery team and client, we would all be happy focused team members and likely pretty successful too.
Sam Monck and Penelope Rees work part-time at Transport for London (TfL) – in the same role.