APM Blogs

Relationships are essential in delivering projects, but what do you do when you’re starting a new role in an unfamiliar organisation where you know no one? Where do you start, particularly when COVID-19 restricts who you can meet face-to-face? Networks take time to build, and in this period of online meetings, there is limited opportunity to build your connections informally by bumping into people, as might happen in the office or on-site.

Does the UK have the project management skills needed to deliver major projects successfully? It is a pressing question as we enter 2021 and look ahead to a raft of projects that are set to reshape the UK’s physical and digital infrastructure.

The government hailed it as the start of an infrastructure revolution to help the UK bounce back from coronavirus and tackle climate change.

Shortly before the new Tier 4 restrictions, the Major Projects Association hosted an online seminar on getting back up to speed after a tumultuous 2020.

It would be hard to blame a project professional if the thought of working with artistic or creative teams brings them out in a sweat.

The past nine months have presented an unparalleled challenge for companies around the world.

With the festive break just around the corner, Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) Kailash Sunneechurra explains why it may be the perfect opportunity for anyone aspiring to ChPP status in 2021 to plan the next step on their journey.

The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most complex global problems facing us today, with considerable impacts on our way of life.

Early in 2020, few of us envisaged how significant an impact COVID-19 would have.

At the start of this year, the National Trust was set to celebrate 12 months of events and activities to mark its 125th anniversary.