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King’s Honours for those in the project profession
Project profession • King's honours • OBE
The project profession was well represented in the King’s recent Birthday Honours List. IPA Chief Executive Nick Smallwood and APM Fellow Gareth Stapleton were among those featured.
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Cyber security projects: Adapting to a changing threat landscape
Cyber security • Project delivery • Safety
As cyber threats become more sophisticated and the regulatory landscape more demanding, organisations are under pressure to embed security into every aspect of their operations. For project professionals, this shift presents both a challenge and an opportunity.
What will it take for the C-suite to embrace project management?
Project management
Do senior leaders in most organisations today really understand enough about what project management is and, more importantly, the strategic value that project professionals can bring? And, if not, will the profession ever execute a similar trajectory to that taken by its peers in HR and marketing, achieving representation on the executive board?
Five ways to be more innovative in your projects
Megaprojects
A fast-moving world brings greater uncertainty and risk, which demands fresh thinking from project professionals. As Andrew Davies, professor of innovation management at the University of Sussex Business School, told us back in 2020 when discussing innovation in megaprojects: “Leaders need to be able to adapt to change and recognise that there is no one-size-fits-all approach.”
Can project managers orchestrate AI? Drawing parallels with LLM development
AI • artificial intelligence
Language, once the sole domain of human thought, now flows from silicon minds. But these minds need direction - a project manager’s vision. This article explores how to conduct this symphony of code and creation.
Increase project success and reduce risk by identifying the right stakeholders
Stakeholder management • Stakeholder engagement
Failure to identify the right stakeholder at the right stage of your project and you run the risk of your project failing.
Beyond the iron triangle: why benefits are the golden thread of project success
Benefits management
Walk into almost any large organisation and you’ll see them: projects which were delivered to time, quality and budget that end up gathering dust. You’ll see programmes whose hard-won changes are unpicked a year later. And portfolios struggling to show how they’re actually moving the organisation towards its strategic goals.
How project management can play a strategic role in the creative sector
Project management
Robin Barton is Director of Strategic Initiatives at the University of the Arts London (UAL), whose prestigious colleges include Central Saint Martins, Camberwell College of Arts and London College of Fashion. Below, Barton gives his insider’s view on working in a sector not traditionally associated with the project profession – and his experience of being closely involved with the implementation of the university’s strategic priorities.
Conflict isn’t a setback, it’s a leadership opportunity
Team management
Every project professional has a story. The tense meeting, the stakeholder stand-off, the he said, she said moment that derails a week of progress. Conflict is part and parcel of project work, especially in high pressure environments where deadlines are tight, budgets are squeezed, and people care deeply about the outcomes.
Liar, liar: are untruths becoming more common in the workplace?
Communication • Teamwork
We’ve all told white lies or ‘stretched the truth’ to suit our needs, but are we lying more now than we used to? You might think so – or perhaps, with the rise of fake news, we have simply become more aware of the lies we are.
Free digital article from Project Journal
Notre-Dame rises from the ashes
The story of the rebuilding of the Parisian landmark after it was ravaged by fire in 2019 provides lessons in collaboration, determination and using 21st-century tech to keep ancient heritage alive/
By Emma De Vita
Project – the official journal of the Association for Project Management (APM) – is circulated quarterly for members only. Project covers the latest news, opinions and insights for those in the project community.