Hang the cost – it's the benefits that really matter When you're at that stage of deciding whether to give a project the green light – or you are assessing a project's progress to decide whether to continue with it – then it's easy to become totally focused on how much the whole thing is costing to the exclusion of other factors.
Tailoring the project management office (PMO) function to the specific needs of a given business, whether explicit or implied, is crucial.
It is almost a truism that large-scale public projects frequently fail to achieve intended objectives and deliver anticipated benefits.
It has been 20 years since the APM Governance Specific Interest Group (SIG) was founded, and nearly as long since the publication of the first edition of APM’s Directing Change: A guide to the governance of project management.
In spite of decades of effort and high profile campaigns, the number of women occupying leadership roles in executive teams hovers stubbornly around the 8-10% mark.
The construction in Suffolk of Sizewell C nuclear power station is built upon a high degree of standardisation, as the above-ground infrastructure design replicates Somerset’s Hinkley Point C (HPC).
Massive initiatives in tackling deadly diseases are, in effect, complex programmes and result in excellent project management - emphasising that project managers do huge things, not just in infrastructure, but in many different environments.
Agile: It means nimble, fast, adaptable and efficient – all the things a project manager wants his or her teams to be.
It’s time to reappraise what project success looks like so that project professionals can be liberated from a constant fear of failure, urges Andy Murray, Executive Director at the Major Projects Association (MPA).
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already reshaping the world of project delivery.