What does success in project management look like? Traditionally, it has been defined using the iron triangle of time, scope and cost – with a project considered a success if it delivers its objectives on time and on budget, and a failure if not.
Dealing with the risk inherent in complex supply chains with high degrees of interdependence is the meat and potatoes of a project managers life.
Artificial Intelligence is no longer a distant concept confined to sci-fi movies or elite tech companies.
David Whitmore and the Nuclear Project Management Specific Interest Group (Nuclear PM SIG) identified investor confidence in the predictability of project delivery as a key challenge in the UK.
More understanding of assurance is needed among project professionals, PMOs and audit professionals to reduce the number of project failures.
Over the last three decades I have seen tremendous developments in planning, risk management, benefits management and governance all supported by process standardisation, tools and training.
With a population just shy of five million, New Zealand may not be the first country that springs to mind for projects at scale needing innovation.
New frontiers in programme management The world today is rapidly changing, and it is the programmes of the future that will both help deliver and mitigate against these changes.
Nuclear projects represent some of the most impressive achievements of the human race, delivering scientific firsts that will find a place in history books for centuries to come.
The APM Report ‘BREXIT – The Great British Project?’ is an excellent editorial with a terrific title but gives a misleading message for two reasons.