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Simon Darby is portfolio manager at APM He discusses his views on portfolio management and how he got to where he is now, including his professional development and experience.

Those of you who followed the series of blogs that ran alongside the initial consultation on the structure and content of the APM Body of Knowledge 7th edition will appreciate that as an editorial team we are committed to delivering a body of knowledge that describes projects, programmes and portfolios and how they contribute to organisational value in a usable way.

Read the latest on resource optimisation here Resource management is acquiring, allocating and managing the resources, such as individuals and their skills, finances, technology, materials, machinery and natural resources required for a project.

The best and most successful projects usually require a top notch team collaborating on all cylinders throughout the engagement.

Managing one client and one project can be stressful.

I recently presented at an APM webinar entitled “Taking portfolio benefits management to the next level with modern analytics”.

“It’s just common sense, isn’t it?” she said.

For those who've heard me speak you will know of my passion for a great story – not just for the sake of it – but for the way it can help all of us deliver better projects.

A key challenge facing business leaders in the current economic environment is the ever-increasing rate of change.

Have you ever made a mistake in your professional life? If your answer is ‘no’, then I don’t know whether to be impressed, astonished or disbelieving – or perhaps surprised a one-year-old is capable of reading Project journal! For those of you who have made mistakes, I’m prepared to bet you learnt from the experience.