Diverse minds in the age of AI: Why cognitive difference is a project management strength
Project management has invested significantly in diversity over the past decade.
Project management has invested significantly in diversity over the past decade.
The next decade will see a significant influx of young professionals entering the world of work, many of whom are currently in school.
Projects rarely fail because everything changed.
This series has argued that projects fail cognitively as well as technically.
The Post Office Horizon scandal is the most consequential failure of IT project governance in British history.
Ask a project manager when their job ends and most will give you a version of the same answer: at handover.
When an AI system makes a consequential decision and something goes wrong, the question is not whether someone is accountable.
AI adoption across organisations is accelerating.
Not everyone plans a career in project management; for many, the route is far more accidental – but as three project professionals explain, a squiggly path can bring the skills, perspective and confidence needed to thrive.
Changing sectors can feel like starting from scratch, but it can also sharpen your skills, widen your network and future-proof your career.