Deepwater Horizon, situated in the Gulf of Mexico, was a Transocean drilling rig that became famous not for being at the pinnacle of deep-water drilling technology, but for the 2010 blow-out that led to the sinking of the vessel and the worst maritime oil spill in history.
The APM Body of Knowledge 7th edition defines quality as “the fitness for purpose or the degree of conformance of the outputs of a process or the process itself to requirements” so to deliver quality one must meet the requirements.
Uncertainty is higher than ever – yet it is essential that business executives and sponsors lead and move forward, taking on the more challenging decision making process, and accepting there is less certainty about the future.
Change managers or agents wear a multitude of hats and they can be involved in a number of roles through the life of a project, which is often dependant on the change in question and the organisation they are working in.
Project professionals will be at the heart of the transformation to deliver meaningful change and meet the UK’s net zero targets With the headlines dominated by coronavirus throughout 2020, you could be forgiven for thinking that decision makers had taken their eye off the climate change crisis.
Digital transformation is arguably the most significant trend of the past decade, affecting every sector.
As one wit once put it, if you steal ideas from only one person, it is called plagiarism.
To remain responsive to challenges faced within today’s uncertain and complex outsourcing ecosystem, government organisations must innovate and evolve their practices to accommodate change, both in terms of technological progress and the knowledge and tools applied to steer such advances.
2021 has been dubbed the ‘year of responsible project management’, but how can project management professionals actively influence project sustainability? With a doughnut (stay with me).
My career path had a focus on risk and quality management, two subjects I am very fond of; they are an integral part of projects, small or large, throughout the life cycle.