APM Blogs

I have never had a definitive diagnoses of Aspergers.

Elemental Water Makers’ projects rest on one simple deliverable: clean water produced from the sea.

I didn’t always identify well with being a project manager.

What effect is digital transformation having on project management practices, methods and skills? This is the subject of current collaborative research between the Advanced Project Management Research Centre and APM.

What are the secrets to Ed Mason-Smith’s success? As Director of Project Services at his company CBO, and Chair of APM’s Channel Islands Branch, I asked him how it felt to win the APM award for Chartered Project Professional of the Year? “It feels amazing and pretty insane to have won.

I joined the APM mentoring scheme (see how you can get involved with mentoring on the APM website) from its inception in early 2022, as I wanted to give back to the APM and the profession — this was certainly one of the best and personally most fulfilling ways of doing so.

Members of the Governance SIG recently came together to begin the first stage of what will be an ongoing conversation around the barriers to effective governance.

For anyone interested in gender equality, APM’s new research report Developing Effective Interventions for Gender Equality in UK Construction Project Organisations, by Sara Hajikazemi, Giorgio Locatelli and Kate Lawrence, is a must-read.

One of the most frequently asked questions I receive is: how do I get started as a new project manager when I have limited experience? Any seasoned PM will know that the ability to demonstrate relevant experience counts when applying for new roles and attending interviews.

Working in project management can be prone to constant change.