Eddy Datubo FAPM, Director of Transformation at the BBC (and Project Big Interview in our spring 2026 issue), tackled the hot topic of high-performing project teams at the APM Project Management Conference 2026.
Are you the one who brings people together, interprets the bigger context and quietly repairs the fractures that could derail progress? Do you see yourself as someone who cultivates strong relationships, understands the broader organisational landscape and bridges the gaps to keep projects moving? In the age of artificial intelligence (AI), this once invisible work has suddenly become the thing that actually delivers results.
Andrew Saunders investigates how better data and AI literacy can help you see more clearly what’s happening on the ground – and get the bigger strategic view on your projects Credit: Shutterstock The key to success, some say, is to ‘work smarter, not harder’.
It is the so-called soft skill that quietly decides whether projects succeed, writes James Evans Credit: Shuttershock Psychological safety has a strange reputation in projects.
Emma De Vita meets the BBC’s Director of Transformation, who is also a 2026 APM Conference keynote speaker.
The future is bright, but we need to go through some deep (and urgent) changes.
Brave new world: the human skills project managers need in the AI age What does it mean to be a (human) project manager in the age of AI? Which behaviours and skills will be prized? And how can you prepare for the revolution? Dave Waller investigates.
Getting your kick-off right can make all the difference.
Most project managers understand that leadership is situational.
Being chartered in a project management context — meaning Association for Project Management Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) — indicates formal recognition that an individual has met a defined standard of competence, ethical practice and professional commitment.