Many of the common causes of project and programme failures* and project success factors are related to the work carried out by sponsors including effective governance, creating a link with strategic priorities, articulating a clear vision, leadership and stakeholder engagement.
Okay, it’s not all about the money.
The fastest growing demographic of the UK workforce is women of menopausal age.
The reality of critical national infrastructure programmes is that they are years long covering lifecycles of 10 to 20 years and there is a continuous conflict between the funding cycle and the planning process.
It’s rarely going to be an experience to relish.
Will Page, former chief economist at Spotify, helped the music streaming platform react to the huge, pivotal changes in how people buy and listen to music that have happened over the past decade.
There aren’t many construction projects that deliver the benefits they were commissioned to provide.
The APM People SIG recently undertook a short ‘pulse’ survey to ask APM members for their views on people-related aspects of project management.
Running a successful project from cradle to grave is a rare thing.
Despite significant advancements in project management theory over the past 50 years, we continue to see projects that are held back by a number of issues, and data seems to be a core part of this.