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The demand for project professionals continues to rise and millions of new project-management jobs are set to be created globally between now and 2020.

Like any good project manager, I thought it might be worthwhile to start this blog series with a good old-fashioned kick off.

There is a perception in some quarters that resource management is either what you do in SAP or is what line managers do in Excel to keep track of what their folks are up to – that it is either ‘local’ or ‘macro’ – but the two perspectives are too difficult to join together.

Those of you who followed the series of blogs that ran alongside the initial consultation on the structure and content of the APM Body of Knowledge 7th edition will appreciate that as an editorial team we are committed to delivering a body of knowledge that describes projects, programmes and portfolios and how they contribute to organisational value in a usable way.

It is quite poignant to be writing about ethics at a time when political questions are being asked about transparency at the heart of government.

Having lived in our 1920s semi since 2006, we hadn’t really needed to do much to it initially.

Mike Wild outlines practical ways to respond to the new, rapidly changing and complex project environment Projects in 2020 have turned out to be a little different than expected.

The darker days, colder weather and the potential for lower energy levels we deal with in the winter months bring challenges for all project managers, but women in particular can face additional pressures.

Who is ultimately accountable for the processes associated with projects and their consequences? Surprisingly to some, the answer is that, regardless of how much of the process you seek to outsource, it is you, the purchaser, and not your suppliers, who will remain accountable.

We’ve all felt the cold shadow of the project sponsor leaning over our shoulder asking what line 36 of our plan really means.