APM Blogs

The busyness of a project manager’s day-to-day business means problems are often brushed aside with the hope that they will just disappear – which they rarely do.

Four years ago, 900 million people watched the spectacular opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics.

Workplace mentoring has many advantages, particularly in a field such as project management, where inter-personal skills are essential.

Any professional role in any workplace requires a particular skill-set and knowledge base – and these are a crucial part of what makes an employee valuable to an employer.

David Waboso’s inaugural message as APM President gave the project management community a lot to think about, namely that project management is increasingly about more than the rusty iron triangle of time, cost and quality.

When I work with those new to project management a popular topic of discussion is why we need formal project management methods at all when we have spreadsheets and so many handy little apps to help us keep on top of our task lists.

At one point or another of our career we have all thought about finding a better balance between our personal and professional life and looked into the flexible working options offered by our employers.

What are the largest challenges organisation face relating to project and portfolio management? The 2016 State of Project Management Survey published by Wellingtone and the APM PMO SIG provides some insight: Poor resource management features in the top 5, with lack of visibility of project status making the top 10 list of challenges.

Despite everyone’s best intentions, it is inevitable that project professionals will encounter people they don’t like in the workplace.

As project managers it is helpful to focus conversations on the right topics.