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A programme manager must accept that despite well laid plans there is a 9/10 chance that the plan will not work perfectly and yet they must appear to manage professionally.

National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) 2018 starts on 5 March.

What are the differences between a rally driver and a project manager? They both work under considerable time pressures, with constrained resources, to deliver a defined set of objectives within an emergent environment.

Whether you currently have or allow remote work from project managers and project team members or not, there are likely times when the concept would have been beneficial.

A few years ago I made the transition from working in the field of Business Change to working in Learning and Development.

Quantifying the Map ‘A picture is worth a thousand words’.

The words ‘This is London Calling …’ were used by the BBC World Service during WWII as part of its broadcast to occupied countries[1].

There isn’t another organism known to man that has the ability to do what humans are able.

It was just before Christmas 2016 and for a bit of fun Colin D Ellis asked across LinkedIn what a project manager’s festive song would be.

Who is ultimately accountable for the processes associated with projects and their consequences? Surprisingly to some, the answer is that, regardless of how much of the process you seek to outsource, it is you, the purchaser, and not your suppliers, who will remain accountable.