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The stereotypical project management career is all about Gantt charts, risk registers and meetings, meetings, meetings.

Want to get more out of artificial intelligence (AI)? Knowing how to use these tools correctly will give you an advantage.

Getting a region ready to host the Olympics is a monumental undertaking and one that brings a lot of risks.

For decades, energy created through nuclear fusion has been described in familiar terms: technically promising, perpetually just out of reach and always ‘15 years away’.

The Power of Clarity is one of the most valuable strengths a project manager can possess, the ability to anticipate what’s ahead in a world defined by complexity, competing priorities and constant change.

It’s not often that a project professional becomes a CEO, so the APM Podcast jumped at the chance to interview Joanna Rowland, former Transformation Director at HMRC, when she became the Chief Executive of animal welfare charity the RSPCA.

What is a truth deficit in project management?  What is a ‘truth deficit’? In the context of projects, put simply, I would describe it as a gap between what is being said about the performance of a project and the reality.

Starting a career in project management can feel overwhelming, especially for those entering the profession through a project management apprenticeship.

“Systems thinking is about understanding that things are dynamic and complicated, and that sets of things are interacting in different ways,” explains Andrew Wright ChPP FAPM, leader of the APM Systems Thinking Interest Network and Managing Partner of Dynamic Technologies.

The Royal Ballet & Opera (RBO) is one of the jewels in the UK’s cultural crown, and it takes a lot of project management to keep the institution sparkling.