We love our project customers sitting on the other side of the table, video conference call or phone, right? And they could never do anything to make us feel otherwise, right? Wrong! It's ok to say they drive you crazy from time to time - maybe even all the time.
For anyone who doubts the importance and impact of project management in the development of social and economic well-being, I think it’s time to think again.
This may seem a foolish question to ask a readership of project managers.
One of the popular management acronyms of recent years is VUCA.
*Read the newer, up to date, article on conflict management in project management here* It’s a common perception that any kind of conflict is bad and should be avoided at all costs.
In this blog post, the third in a series of four dealing with what to include in the seventh edition of the APM Body of Knowledge, the question is: ‘What shall we do about PMOs?’ One aspect of this question relates to what the ‘P’ stands for – project management office, programme management office, portfolio management office – all three? The question also relates to how APM Body of Knowledge 7 deals with specialist roles that are often part of a project management office, e.
The amount of information we have to manage on a daily basis is quite phenomenal.
29 March saw the next major milestone in APM’s chartered journey.
Somewhere in your organisation are a group of individuals that keep your business running.
“Books on change management don’t sell.