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“You belong in every room you step into.

AlphaPlus is an organisation that knows the value of walking the walk when it comes to education.

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For the last year I have immersed myself in the world of charities and CICs.

When I first considered transitioning into project management, it was both an exciting and daunting prospect — like any career change, but even more so given the technical nature of the field.

Every project will face challenges, even if there has been detailed planning and management at the outset.

Trigger warning – this blog discusses issues related to poor mental health and discusses a specific experience.

In tech circles, we say that the latest wave of artificial intelligence (AI) began in 2012 and was kicked into overdrive at the end of 2022 with the launch of ChatGPT and the subsequent launch of other large language models (LLMs) like Microsoft Copilot, Claude and Gemini.

Let’s start with the most obvious problem with respect to Bridget Jones: if you’re going to keep a detailed record of your project and still manage not to summarise and apply lessons learned, then you really deserve everything you get.

Mike Bourne, Managing Editor of the forthcoming eighth edition of the APM Body of Knowledge (APM BoK), is Professor of Business Performance at Cranfield University, where he leads the Project Leadership Programme for senior civil servants which is supported by PA Consulting and The Project Academy.