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Are you the one who brings people together, interprets the bigger context and quietly repairs the fractures that could derail progress? Do you see yourself as someone who cultivates strong relationships, understands the broader organisational landscape and bridges the gaps to keep projects moving? In the age of artificial intelligence (AI), this once invisible work has suddenly become the thing that actually delivers results.

Project failure is not an easy subject to think about, but the more we face up to it, the better prepared we will be to succeed.

What comes to your mind when you consider what makes a really effective sponsor? Owning the business case? Regularly resolving escalations? Being an ally to the programme manager? Most articles will provide you with a list of responsibilities; influencing stakeholders, making decisions, monitoring the external environment, running steering groups.

Business cases can be tricky to get right.

Nick Gray of Network Rail (NR) recently presented on the Thameslink programme and reflected on overall sponsor challenges in NR at the APM Governance SIG event, hosted by Transport for London (TfL).

LinkedIn users have an average of 400 connections.

An eye-witness account of how coronavirus is turning work and life upside down Known for being a colourful and chaotic city, boasting a stunning harbour front, soaring skyscrapers and a bustling financial centre, Hong Kong is facing an economic abyss of untold proportions.

Change managers or agents wear a multitude of hats and they can be involved in a number of roles through the life of a project, which is often dependant on the change in question and the organisation they are working in.

In my role as a creative producer, I am responsible for guiding my team and supporting our clients to achieve the project vision.

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