Over the last 25 years I’ve encountered one persistent challenge: How do we identify, recruit and develop talent in project management and control disciplines? To say schools and universities aren’t producing “the right type” of skills and behaviours for the industry is looking in the wrong direction.
Greek philosopher Socrates was a man famed for knowing a lot, but even he said: The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
Dealing with the risk inherent in complex supply chains with high degrees of interdependence is the meat and potatoes of a project managers life.
As a last board meeting, the November one was an inspiring meeting to end the year and my tenure on.
UK construction is undergoing a period of rapid transformation.
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I admit it.
Investigations and audits of major programmes, both in the public and private sectors, all too frequently reveal that governance arrangements are inadequate.
Not all projects will be completed successfully.
Recently I have spent much time hearing and reading opinions on the APM 2020 vision a world in which all projects succeed.