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In May 2014, we published the ‘Guide to Integrated Assurance'.

Recently I was asked to attend a conference put on by the APM’s Enabling Change SIG.

We all know project management is increasingly becoming recognised as a professional role across a wide range of industries and sectors.

I have been a volunteer member of the APM PMC SIG since 2012, and I am also a STEM Ambassador.

APM’s annual conference held in the historic setting of Central hall in Westminster focused on the theme of ‘future proofing’.

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.