As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, APM, together with its membership and other experts, has compiled a list of its 50 most inspiring projects from the past five decades.
On occasions I have found myself in discussions, usually with other women, where the issues of glass ceilings, discrimination, lack of recognition, exclusion, unconscious bias, institutional bias and many similar challenges are tabled.
Now having had the chance to reflect on this year’s APM conference, the event pitch seems more than an apt trailblazer! Listening, and contributing, to the wide range of conversations on the value (and necessity) of change, and how to make this happen, left me feeling inspired by what’s possible but also reassured that everyone is grappling with the challenges in getting change right.
John Elkington coined the phrase “Tripple bottom line” in 1994 to describe a balanced set of objectives between profit, people and the planet for businesses to follow.
Knowing and recognising the early signs of stress and burnout is essential to maintaining one’s mental health, especially in high-pressure environments.
You’ll be familiar with the idea of a project having a life cycle: work begins, is carried out, is completed and delivered, hopefully creating something that adds value to the organisation.
To enter Te Waihorotiu, the huge new railway station fast nearing completion beneath the streets of Auckland, is to get a glimpse of the scale of the City Rail Link (the CRL).
Mental health and wellbeing have become hot topics, especially on the work front with employers being asked to look after their staff by developing wellbeing strategies and initiatives that will support them and eventually lead to a wellbeing culture.
A heady mix for the latest meeting of the APM Board.
Peter Morris, emeritus professor of construction and project management at University College London, highlighted ways in which project managers are working to reduce the causes and consequences of climate change in 2017.