The space sector has long been defined by technical excellence, yet beneath many successful programmes sits another capability that is often less visible: project leadership and project management.
Influencing is a vital project skill, but it rarely comes with a manual.
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) begins to draft plans, summarise meetings and automate workflows, the project profession may be asking the wrong skills question.
The first time I recognised I was being mentored happed at sea on a submarine.
As project professionals in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, we work alongside colleagues from across the globe, delivering some of the world's most ambitious programmes.
Every organisation has a mission – however, there is often a significant gap between strategic ambition and practical delivery, writes Professor Adam Boddison OBE.
Active listening means more than staying quiet while others speak; used well, it can build trust, surface better ideas and help project leaders turn stakeholder feedback into stronger outcomes.
Strategy without execution is worthless, but organisations are increasingly realising that what their project capabilities make possible will ultimately shape the strategies their leaders choose, finds Richard Young.
Kate Jacobs uncovers how to go beyond mere ‘management’ of stakeholders and really connect.
When I first started working in construction planning, the programme was often treated as a document — something that showed what should happen rather than a tool that helped make it happen.