APM Blogs

The workplace is becoming ‘projectified’.

This year has seen unprecedented recognition of climate change, clean growth and sustainability.

A couple of years ago the APM Portfolio Management Specific Interest Group (SIG) saw a gap in the market for a practical guide to portfolio management.

Do you feel worried about undertaking your project management qualifications? There is no need to worry.

Networking can be tricky – you need to form the basis of a potentially strong, mutually beneficial relationship in a relatively short space of time.

Larger companies traditionally reach for project management consultants when projects are challenging, to fill resource shortfalls or provide a ‘comfort blanket’.

Peter Morris, emeritus professor of construction and project management at University College London, highlighted ways in which project managers are working to reduce the causes and consequences of climate change in 2017.

Projects and project management are no longer confined to traditional domains, but can be seen as a ‘golden thread’ helping to drive quality, efficiency and the effectiveness of strategic change in all sectors and organisations.

I was in London recently and the traditional tube line announcement of ‘Mind the gap!’ at Paddington station got me thinking of another gap that we cannot afford to ignore, the gender pay gap.

Sometimes a broader approach to programme management is required.