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The humans behind risk management: your worst nightmare is actually your best friend Blog

The introduction to any blog is fraught with risks, which is rather apt! Will you stay, or will you go? Context of what we’re going to be exploring matters, so I’ll set the scene: It’s that time of the month again, the project is chugging along, stakeholders are calm and the plan is full of ticked boxes, but here comes a dark shadow, ready to take over and push the project into darkness; ‘risk’ is reluctantly added to the agenda.


Why project professionals need to up the ante when taking risks Blog

There seems to be a common view that project management is very simple – you know where you want to get to, you think you know the intermediate steps, then it’s just a matter of lining up the sequence, drawing up the Gantt chart, nailing the critical path and master budget – and charging ahead! If it really was that simple, there would be no need for APM.


Inflation in infrastructure projects: a risk we need to address Blog

It’s not often an economics story makes the headlines but as we start 2022, inflation is a lead news item.


We need to talk about risk Blog

The pandemic has been a rude awakening.


What do black swans have to do with risk? Blog

Occasionally during risk workshops, someone (normally arms folded and wearing a smug expression) brings up the subject of black swans.


Every day risk management Blog

If you're reading this blog I can assume that you, at some point recently, managed some risks.


Videos from the latest APM SIG conferences now available News

Videos from conferences held by APM Specific Interest Groups (SIGs) are now available to view through the PM-Channel’s video feed held on the APM website.




Dealing with project risks effectively Blog

In my last post I talked about how to identify risks on a project and how to ensure the risks were specific to the project and not general business-as-usual risks.


The humans behind risk management: your worst nightmare is actually your best friend

The introduction to any blog is fraught with risks, which is rather apt! Will you stay, or will you go? Context of what we’re going to be exploring matters, so I’ll set the scene: It’s that time of the month again, the project is chugging along, stakeholders are calm and the plan is full of ticked boxes, but here comes a dark shadow, ready to take over and push the project into darkness; ‘risk’ is reluctantly added to the agenda.


Why project professionals need to up the ante when taking risks

There seems to be a common view that project management is very simple – you know where you want to get to, you think you know the intermediate steps, then it’s just a matter of lining up the sequence, drawing up the Gantt chart, nailing the critical path and master budget – and charging ahead! If it really was that simple, there would be no need for APM.


Inflation in infrastructure projects: a risk we need to address

It’s not often an economics story makes the headlines but as we start 2022, inflation is a lead news item.


We need to talk about risk

The pandemic has been a rude awakening.


What do black swans have to do with risk?

Occasionally during risk workshops, someone (normally arms folded and wearing a smug expression) brings up the subject of black swans.


Every day risk management

If you're reading this blog I can assume that you, at some point recently, managed some risks.


Dealing with project risks effectively

In my last post I talked about how to identify risks on a project and how to ensure the risks were specific to the project and not general business-as-usual risks.


Videos from the latest APM SIG conferences now available

Videos from conferences held by APM Specific Interest Groups (SIGs) are now available to view through the PM-Channel’s video feed held on the APM website.




Maximising value to stakeholders through risk management

The November 2014 APMHK event covered the hot topic of ‘Maximising value to stakeholders through risk management'.



Understanding the business of risk

Over the years Ive seen the management of risk go through many changes.


APM volunteer forum

The latest APM volunteers forum was held in Southampton over the weekend of 14th – 16th March and had around 75 enthusiastic volunteers attend.


Risk expert secures top APM accolade

A leading specialist in the human aspects of risk management has been awarded a prestigious APM Honorary Fellowship.


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