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Enabling teams to thrive and create meaningful change through projects is no easy task.

A recent survey by the APM Programme Management SIG indicates that sponsorship is still a topic that generates lots of requests to support a better understanding.

The UK defence industry is the essential platform for economic and political stability, contributing to the nation's prosperity and quality of life.

What are the largest challenges organisation face relating to project and portfolio management? The 2016 State of Project Management Survey published by Wellingtone and the APM PMO SIG provides some insight:Inconsistency in approach and lack of visibility both feature.

In writing this article, I found myself asking whether I actually wanted to ‘tackle’ optimism bias.

A 'revolution' (from the Latin revolutio, "a turn around")1 is a fundamental change in power or organisational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time.

There is always a risk that a learning and development programme that is not properly planned ends up being a tick-box exercise that adds little or no value for organisations or for people.

The current economic climate has demanded new ways of working, and we are seeing more and more collaborative working.

Not so long ago I was involved in a fairly extensive piece of research (the report eventually ran to over 50,000 words) for the Cabinet Office looking at the case for portfolio management.

‘Levelling up’ is a government policy to address inequality by improving services, facilities and infrastructure across the UK.