APM Blogs

The programme and project delivery challenge to sustain delivered customer value gets tougher by the year.

Working effectively on a project requires hundreds of conversations.

2021 was another challenging year for project professionals, who have continued to navigate the complexities and uncertainties of the pandemic along with the teething problems we saw following Brexit.

‘Tis the season to be coming up with festive lists, and here at Project journal we’re getting into the spirit too.

In a crowded project management profession, practitioners are always looking for ways to stand out.

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI), in partnership with Turner & Townsend, have published Programmes with Purpose, delivering success in government’s major projects; a positive take on closing the gaps in existing knowledge and approaches to project delivery.

In business, there are often unwritten rules to which we feel compelled to conform.

Gender equality is the United Nation’s fifth Sustainable Development Goal, and project professionals can help us to get there – by the 2030 deadline.

It is no longer a surprise for any project practitioner that historically many projects have failed to adhere to their time and cost estimates or failed to deliver the expected benefits.

More understanding of assurance is needed among project professionals, PMOs and audit professionals to reduce the number of project failures.