APM Blogs

Their winning entry says it all: “The Project Delivery & Improvement (PD&I) PMO operates within the national funding agency, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

Projects tend to be complex and have inherent risks and uncertainties so we use established procedures and templates to manage them.

Leadership is such an interesting and evocative abstract noun.

So you've decided you would like to climb aboard the project management ride, and feel that your love for planning, passion for budgeting and the pleasure evoked by telling people what to do will get you climbing the career ladder.

The global mission to get to net zero may be under more strain than before, so how about some inspiration on how to effect change when it comes to sustainability? Below are some insights taken from APM’s Project Summit in autumn 2024 – where senior project experts, leaders and C-suite executives shared ideas on the biggest challenges facing the profession – and recommendations from APM’s Projecting for the Future: Harmonising energy and environment report.

As part of our upcoming Programme Management Specific Interest Group (SIG) Conference “Equipping Programme Managers for Global Success” on 10th March, we plan to draw on the expertise of a number of practitioners and leaders in their field.

Every project has goals and to achieve these goals there are a range of factors that must be taken into consideration.

Poor air quality is described by Public Health England as “the largest environmental risk to public health in the UK”, with long-term exposure to air pollution causing conditions including lung cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, reducing life expectancy.

The citizens of the UK have voted in a non-binding referendum to leave the EU.

I recently facilitated a virtual discussion regarding why we don’t consistently apply good governance principles on projects and programmes.