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Project management – a first career choice
This article was originally published on APM. If you’re reading this, you are probably a project professional. You won’t need convincing of the fact that project professionals make things happen. Among a student audience, the project profession has had relatively...
What is leadership? The big debate…
This article was originally published on APM. Leadership is such an interesting and evocative abstract noun. It conjures up a variety of different expectations, experiences and contexts. Despite the enormous amount of literature about leaders and leadership over the...
Leadership Matters: Building the conditions for sustainable organizational learning and impact
This article was originally published on Humentum by Piers Bocock I’m not sure how it happened: perhaps it’s just a factor of time and persistence; or maybe it’s the hints of gray near my temples. But suddenly I find myself in a place where people think I have a...
Trends in Project Management in 2018
This article was originally published on APMG International. There are two trends that have been growing in 2017 and will start to have a real impact in 2018. The first is the greater understanding of agility. Now you may say that Agile has been around for years and...
Running For Excellence
This article was originally published on Humentum by Tom Dente. I had the opportunity in April to run in the London Marathon. Among the many marathons around the world, this is a special race as it involves significant participation from charities, NGOs,...
Using Iterative Planning Models to Manage Change
Does this scenario sound familiar? A three-year project has entered year two of its implementation phase. In general, the project is going OK. The logic of the project intervention is still valid, and the deliverables are still viable. There is, however, a significant...
Managing global project teams – the trials and tribulations
This article was originally published on APM by Paul Naybour. Although we all work hard to make the management of projects as simple and streamlined as possible by following tried and trusted processes and best practice, in reality many projects are complex and...
Using Iterative Planning Models to Manage Change
Does this scenario sound familiar? A three-year project has entered year two of its implementation phase. In general, the project is going OK. The logic of the project intervention is still valid, and the deliverables are still viable. There is, however, a significant...
Mission Impossible: Benefits-led risk management?
This article was originally published on APM International. Safe brakes are worth a month of beans on toast Katie told me she’d been worried about her car, so she took it to the garage. The problem turned out to be the brakes, but the mechanic also mentioned her tyres...
