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Reddit (aka “the front page of the internet”) has a very useful ‘subreddit’ community for project managers.

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) the percentage of graduates in the UK has been rising steadily from 24% in 2002 to 42% in 2017.

Is it just me or is anybody else bamboozled or even mildly puzzled by the absence in project management literature of any helpful information on dealing with the challenges of achieving an integrated end-to-end supply chain? Some of the problem is undoubtedly down to language.

Eight years ago, the eyes of the world were on the east end of London as the London Olympic games were delivered with such aplomb in front of thousands of spectators and millions of viewers.

Project management certainly doesn’t sound as exciting as building something or going shopping! How do we promote project management to children, and girls in particular? I led a Girlguiding unit for 30 girls aged 10-14 (Guides) in north west London, and one activity we’ve run with different groups is the ‘construction game’.

Leadership in project management is a hot topic, so who better to give advice on the subject than Dr Paul Chapman, Senior Fellow at Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, and Gordon MacKay, Project Management Capability Lead at Sellafield, who also provided subject specialist knowledge for a new APM Learning module on leadership of self  The new module explores steps you can take to become more self-aware and outlines how this will help you develop the ability to lead others.

Note: The original Gantt chart developed by Henry Gantt in 1910 was not the same as the one we use today; it actually showed resources against time (but that’s a topic for another blog post).

RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) and APM have jointly commissioned a Stakeholder Engagement guidance note on this critical aspect of project management.

Like any job candidates, those seeking project management roles need to ensure they’re putting their best foot forward when they enter the job market.