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Children are our future, we have heard it seen it written and spoken it so many times.

In many industries change is fast becoming the norm amid the continuous demand to adopt new technology and improve client satisfaction.

I attended Project Challenge in Birmingham in March.

Why has so much lack of success become tolerated on our projects, and what does that say about our attitude to failure? It’s a provocative question but why is failure tolerated — even expected — on major projects? Damning statistics that show that the majority of projects fail to meet their budgets, timeframes or expectations are shocking to those outside the profession but resignedly accepted by those working on the projects.

Do you feel worried about undertaking your project management qualifications? There is no need to worry.

Have you ever thought about what your next project might bring in terms of management challenges? Could these be different in a hybrid project? Would you be able to recognise and prepare for any differences ahead of time? I’m sure you have all read about hybrid project management – perhaps in the APM Body of Knowledge 7th edition.

What can we learn from attention management? The world of programme and project management is full of workstreams, deliverables and actions plans.

An eye for detail can help plan for now and the future, which especially tends to be true when the world is dealing with COVID-19.

On July 17th, the APM Governance Interest Network hosted a well-attended virtual meet-up session featuring about 150 participants.

Storytelling is one of those overlooked skills that not many people spend time to develop.