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Training is essential to keep project managers at the top of their game.

Our world faces a series of complex issues and a host of ever-increasing challenges.

Projects tend to be complex and have inherent risks and uncertainties so we use established procedures and templates to manage them.

Remote teams are becoming increasingly important in today’s business environment because they allow companies to tap into a wider pool of professionals, provide their workforce with flexible working options and expand their presence across multiple markets.

This is a world of social pluralism, institutional complexity and technical uncertainty.

It was an exciting experience to attend the “Shaping your portfolio to realise organisation strategy”- Portfolio Management SIG conference on the 12th of May 2016.

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:Inconsistency in approach and lack of visibility both feature.

I will look at any additional evidence to confirm the opinion to which I have already come.

In The State of the PMO UK survey by Wellingtone and APM PMO SIG [published January 2016], benefits management and realisation was reported to be the hardest part of a PMO structure to successfully embed in an organisation.

It was a great pleasure and honour to be asked by Steve Wake to start a blog on agile and how it affects and can enhance the APM community.