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Following the AGM election, the first committee meeting for the 2019-2020 period was held on Tuesday 3 September 2019.

In September's edition of "NewSE Bites": stakeholder engagement is a hot topic this yearIn this month’s “NewSE Bites” we have a mixed assortment of events, blogs and posts, research articles, plus a review of “The Entrepreneur’s Book” by Neil Francis, which is absolutely full of stakeholder related material.

  Maximise your morningsEllie CarswellGraduate project manager, Faithful+Gould Your brain has a greater capacity in the morning, so I find it best to deal with tasks that require a higher level of concentration first, such as reviewing risk registers, dealing with client queries and administering detailed reports.

Michael Rusbridge reveals how he got to work with opulent superyachts when he couldn’t even tell his port from his starboard.

Paul Morrell mulls failed projects, while Jo Stanford considers female stereotyping in the workplace.

When a natural disaster strikes, empathy and the ability to think on your feet are critical skills for project managers.

As APM turns its focus to women with its Women in Project Management conference in September, Ann Cairns, co-chair of the 30% Club, says the issue has reached a critical juncture.

Project managers have heard time and again about how artificial intelligence (AI) is going to revolutionise the industry.

There’s an inescapable irony to the location of Tony Meggs’ office on the sixth floor of Transport for London’s (TfL’s) shiny glass-and-steel HQ in Stratford, east London.

Major projects are mighty beasts.