Another tracker won't fix weak reporting Blog
Weak reporting is often mistaken for a visibility problem.
Why good projects start with good schedules — Before BIM, AI and digital twins Blog
Before any project invests in Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital twins or the latest BIM tools, there's a simpler question worth asking: is the underlying schedule any good? Because no amount of sophisticated technology can fix a programme that lacks solid logic, realistic sequencing or credible assumptions.
What cutting hospital waits taught me about sharing what we know Blog
How long would you wait to see a doctor before giving up? For a lot of people, the wait is the difference between getting care and going without.
The Big Interview: Kevin Gilligan, NASA Blog
Who better to talk moonshot projects than NASA’s acting Chief Programme Management Officer? Emma De Vita picks his brain Kevin Gilligan sits in his office at NASA’s HQ in Washington DC, surrounded by space-related paraphernalia and with a poster of Saturn tacked up behind him (it’s exactly how I’d imagined).
How to engage stakeholders (brilliantly) Blog
Kate Jacobs uncovers how to go beyond mere ‘management’ of stakeholders and really connect.
7 common project scheduling mistakes and how to avoid them Blog
Project schedules are often treated as administrative documents rather than decision making tools.
Cultural influencers Blog
Another tracker won't fix weak reporting
Weak reporting is often mistaken for a visibility problem.
Why good projects start with good schedules — Before BIM, AI and digital twins
Before any project invests in Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital twins or the latest BIM tools, there's a simpler question worth asking: is the underlying schedule any good? Because no amount of sophisticated technology can fix a programme that lacks solid logic, realistic sequencing or credible assumptions.
What cutting hospital waits taught me about sharing what we know
How long would you wait to see a doctor before giving up? For a lot of people, the wait is the difference between getting care and going without.
The Big Interview: Kevin Gilligan, NASA
Who better to talk moonshot projects than NASA’s acting Chief Programme Management Officer? Emma De Vita picks his brain Kevin Gilligan sits in his office at NASA’s HQ in Washington DC, surrounded by space-related paraphernalia and with a poster of Saturn tacked up behind him (it’s exactly how I’d imagined).
How to engage stakeholders (brilliantly)
Kate Jacobs uncovers how to go beyond mere ‘management’ of stakeholders and really connect.
7 common project scheduling mistakes and how to avoid them
Project schedules are often treated as administrative documents rather than decision making tools.
5 ways project management skills help you master everyday life
The stereotypical project management career is all about Gantt charts, risk registers and meetings, meetings, meetings.
The “Sorry Tax” in project delivery
When Sheryl Sandberg published Lean In in 2013, one observation resonated across professional environments, including project and programme delivery: women apologise more frequently than men at work, not for errors, but for speaking, questioning, interrupting, or asserting professional judgement.
The project harnessing data and AI to revive historical manuscripts
The use of Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly prominent in projects, but human oversight remains essential, as the STEMMA project shows.
Children’s Hearing Scotland named winners of APM-sponsored award
Association for Project Management (APM) is offering congratulations to Children's Hearing Scotland (CHS) for winning the Project and Programme Management Award at the Scottish Public Service Awards 2024 on Tuesday 10 December.
Change Awards spotlight: 2024 'Large Scale Transformation lead - Private Sector' winner Catriona Toner-Johnson
Association for Project Management (APM) is sponsoring the inaugural Change and Project Partnership Award at the upcoming Change Awards 2025, an annual event honouring the best examples of global change, transformation and innovation.
APM survey shows that 83% of SMEs have ‘concerning’ skills gap in project management
Over 80% of small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) have been identified with skills shortages in project management and are facing calls to help tackle a lack of investment in training and upskilling, following a survey by APM.
Questions asked about the future of the project profession as APM Fellows discuss The Golden Thread
On the day that Association for Project Management (APM) launched its new research report The Golden Thread 2024, the organisation invited its Fellows to discuss the findings and ask questions about the profession’s future at its latest Fellows’ Forum.
Revealed – APM Fellows’ views on the future of sustainability in projects
Some of the project profession’s most senior experts shared their views on challenges and opportunities around sustainability in projects, as part of a discussion led by leading academics at the APM Fellow’s Forum.