As the climate change emergency becomes graver, organisations everywhere are levelling up their environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda to play their part in saving the planet.
Project uncertainty: a phrase often mentioned but is it truly understood? The APM defines uncertainty as “A state of incomplete knowledge about a proposition.
I wonder if this is a problem for your programme? Many projects are proposed for the programme, but less than expected make it through the feasibility and authorisation process, so you've always insufficient projects in the programme to meet the targets you have for service/asset improvement, and the forecasted spend you made!Consequently your programme got off to a slow start, and compromises on project selection later on, as the need for more projects intensifies.
Whether we like it or not, data sits at the heart of everything we do in project management.
Wargames are a great way to test ideas, responses to situations and teams’ ability to work well under stress.
‘Politics’ is not a dirty word, but it does carry a lot of weight.
The focus on maximum efficiency ignores the fundamental differences between the complicated and the complex, writes Margaret HeffernanWe’ve all sat in planning meetings and shaved off costs here while tightening schedules there.
Every project will face challenges, even if there has been detailed planning and management at the outset.
“Works of art have many meanings and some have more meanings, but even if all their meanings may never be known to any one observer, his obligation is still to encounter each work from as many aspects of his own intellectual and emotional experience as he can.
Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller, the former head of Britain’s Security Service, MI5, gave the opening keynote at the APM Conference in London and shared her thoughts on how to adapt, work smarter and perform in an era of change.