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

Towards the end of last year, the UK’s Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) published a paper titled A hostage to fortune: ransomware and UK national security.

What do the following ideas have in common?InnovationProject entrepreneurshipDealing with time critical projectsRe-discovering the human elementProjects within organisationsBlowback and the unintended consequences of decisionsSelling project management to executivesStakeholder involvementCollective actionSocial change(See answer at the end of the article)Project managers are continuously challenged to deliver more with less whilst improving the track record of project delivery.

Any new Prime Minister, from any political party, can always expect a full in-tray waiting for them when they arrive at 10 Downing Street.

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.

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.

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

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

I received the best ever out of office reply this week, from one of my international counterparts.

This blog series discusses the use of value management to develop and implement business initiatives (programs and projects) that are well aligned with the strategy, deliver benefits and are achievable.