Head of the Portfolio Office at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), David Kitchiner normally works from home but regularly comes to its HQ, The Lodge in Bedfordshire, for meetings with the 200 people who work in projects and programmes.
Senior project leaders in nuclear and construction tell Emma De Vita about their experiences of breaking through in traditionally male-dominated sectors, and explain what still needs to change to help more women reach the top.
Nothing moves faster than scope creep in July.
When I started my career, I was told I couldn’t be a project manager because I wasn’t an engineer.
Most project leaders did not expect to govern artificial intelligence.
Steve Law never thought using his professional skills to coach kids’ football teams would give him some of the best training he could have for his day job.
Extroversion can be a powerful asset for project managers, helping them build relationships, spot tensions and keep teams energised under pressure.
Summer is the season when even your inbox seems to take annual leave.
Charles Orton-Jones meets Alex Maidment, an ambitious project manager motivated by a desire to uplift the North who was shortlisted for the APM Emerging Project Professional of the Year Award 2025.
Clarity in project management doesn’t usually show up at the beginning.