Struggling with confidence at work as a young project manager, new to the profession, is actually very common and confidence may not come naturally.
Does it have to be this way?I don’t think so and I bet many of you agree with me!So if we recognise the problem, what has to change? Sam Huibers, lead author of The Evolution of Project Auditing, 2015 Global Benchmark Study tells the story of Sir John Franklin who set out in 1845 on a journey expected to last 2-3 years.
You may have been too busy running your own projects to remember, but today is International Project Management Day.
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.
Workplace mentoring has many advantages, particularly in a field such as project management, where inter-personal skills are essential.
With APM Conference happening this week, let’s look at how we can lead with purpose to deliver projects for a better future.
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 simple technique to getting the best out of your people.
It has almost become a cliché of policy and business discussion that we are at the start of a fourth industrial revolution – but it’s true.