So you've decided you would like to climb aboard the project management ride, and feel that your love for planning, passion for budgeting and the pleasure evoked by telling people what to do will get you climbing the career ladder.
Welcome to the conclusion of a series of blog posts that aim to make the case for applying systems thinking to project management.
The workplace is becoming ‘projectified’.
This year has seen unprecedented recognition of climate change, clean growth and sustainability.
A couple of years ago the APM Portfolio Management Specific Interest Group (SIG) saw a gap in the market for a practical guide to portfolio management.
Do you feel worried about undertaking your project management qualifications? There is no need to worry.
Networking can be tricky – you need to form the basis of a potentially strong, mutually beneficial relationship in a relatively short space of time.
Larger companies traditionally reach for project management consultants when projects are challenging, to fill resource shortfalls or provide a ‘comfort blanket’.
Peter Morris, emeritus professor of construction and project management at University College London, highlighted ways in which project managers are working to reduce the causes and consequences of climate change in 2017.
Projects and project management are no longer confined to traditional domains, but can be seen as a ‘golden thread’ helping to drive quality, efficiency and the effectiveness of strategic change in all sectors and organisations.