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What building a $6 start-up tool taught me about systems thinking in projects Blog
One evening, while staring at my laptop, I had a familiar feeling many of us know well: I want to build something—but what? At the time, I was preparing for job interviews, laying the foundation for my consulting practice and speaking to early-stage founders and small business owners.
project managing for the future: What today’s leaders must learn from tomorrow’s challenges Blog
Project management is changing fast and for the better.
Making projects fly at the RSPB Blog
As Head of Portfolio Office at the RSPB, I work with other colleagues across the nature and bird life conservation charity to oversee the support and development of our project and programme management approach.
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - 3 ways a project manager could have saved the Empire from collapse Blog
In the third instalment of the Star Wars trilogy, the Empire reveals a cunning plan, setting a series of traps to snare Luke Skywalker and the rebels.
Lessons from the top Blog
APM’s Project journal has been privy to some of the best leadership and project management advice from those at the very top of the profession.
Innovative financing and operational handover: Thames Tideway nears go-live Blog
This year, one of the wettest Septembers on record triggered flood warnings across the country.
Why lesson learned libraries are critical for successful project management Blog
We are all familiar with the narrative ‘you must record lessons throughout a project lifecycle’, but the more I talk to professionals, the more I realise it’s often not done to the nth degree, and that it seems to be seen as a tick boxing exercising within the project closedown process rather than a meaningful, dynamic process that occurs throughout a project lifecycle.
What went wrong with the Co-op Live project? Blog
On 23 April 2024, comedian Peter Kay was due to be the launch act for the 23,500-seater Co-op Live arena in Manchester, the UK’s largest indoor entertainment venue.
The ‘why’ not the ‘what’: How to make lessons learned easy Blog
We all know we should be reflecting on professional practice and the process of bringing strategy into being through project delivery, but it’s often hard to find the time for lessons learned activities.
Handle with care: how to deal with perfectionism Blog
Watch out for the perfectionists on your team, warns Greg Chasson, Associate Professor in Psychiatry at the University of Chicago, and author of the new book Flawed: Why Perfectionism is a Challenge for Management — they’ll need careful managing.
What building a $6 start-up tool taught me about systems thinking in projects
One evening, while staring at my laptop, I had a familiar feeling many of us know well: I want to build something—but what? At the time, I was preparing for job interviews, laying the foundation for my consulting practice and speaking to early-stage founders and small business owners.
project managing for the future: What today’s leaders must learn from tomorrow’s challenges
Project management is changing fast and for the better.
Making projects fly at the RSPB
As Head of Portfolio Office at the RSPB, I work with other colleagues across the nature and bird life conservation charity to oversee the support and development of our project and programme management approach.
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - 3 ways a project manager could have saved the Empire from collapse
In the third instalment of the Star Wars trilogy, the Empire reveals a cunning plan, setting a series of traps to snare Luke Skywalker and the rebels.
Lessons from the top
APM’s Project journal has been privy to some of the best leadership and project management advice from those at the very top of the profession.
Innovative financing and operational handover: Thames Tideway nears go-live
This year, one of the wettest Septembers on record triggered flood warnings across the country.
Why lesson learned libraries are critical for successful project management
We are all familiar with the narrative ‘you must record lessons throughout a project lifecycle’, but the more I talk to professionals, the more I realise it’s often not done to the nth degree, and that it seems to be seen as a tick boxing exercising within the project closedown process rather than a meaningful, dynamic process that occurs throughout a project lifecycle.
What went wrong with the Co-op Live project?
On 23 April 2024, comedian Peter Kay was due to be the launch act for the 23,500-seater Co-op Live arena in Manchester, the UK’s largest indoor entertainment venue.
The ‘why’ not the ‘what’: How to make lessons learned easy
We all know we should be reflecting on professional practice and the process of bringing strategy into being through project delivery, but it’s often hard to find the time for lessons learned activities.
Handle with care: how to deal with perfectionism
Watch out for the perfectionists on your team, warns Greg Chasson, Associate Professor in Psychiatry at the University of Chicago, and author of the new book Flawed: Why Perfectionism is a Challenge for Management — they’ll need careful managing.