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Are you looking for new ways in 2018 to push your project management office (PMO) or PM infrastructure over the fence into new service and performance territory? Or are you a project manager looking to up your game and make a bigger difference in your own individual project delivery within the organisation? Or maybe you are a third option – an independent consultant or contractor looking to add value to what you are offering both your client that brought you in to help out or lead and to the project client you are serving (may be a third party or the same client that brought you in as a consultant).

The nuclear industry could be on the cusp of a new age, with renewed interest in its potential role as a low carbon energy source.

Every project should start with a clearly defined schedule showing when certain tasks start and finish, and when milestone stages and the final deliverable are due to be completed.

Cybersecurity, hacking, black hat activities.

Are you running complex projects handling sensitive data frequently – especially legacy data that is crucial to the business over the long haul? If so, then digital transformation is likely in the cards for your organisation.

It’s acceptable to pull the plug on a project when you’ve done everything right – and still it goes wrong.

In an era of increasing environmental awareness and social responsibility, the concepts of sustainable projects and sustainable outcomes have become central to effective project management.

In 2018, when the Flemish Waterways Authority (FWA) devised a project for a refuse-catching barrier on the Scheldt, a tidal river in Belgium’s Flanders region, the primary objective was clear: to solve a severe environmental and shipping hazard on the heavily navigated river.

So, is sponsorship for life or just for Christmas? In short, at Royal Mail we believe it is for life (of the initiative).

Project managers need many skills in their toolbox – but mediation is one that is often overlooked.