APM News

There are a lot of ‘accidental’ project managers in Africa, but they tend to be relatively well educated and remunerated.

Ruth Murray-Webster and Darren Dalcher explain the need to avoid oversimplifying project definitions.

To those outside the world of project management, the phrase ‘iron triangle’ might sound like a reference to a nasty set of traffic lights outside Chipping Norton, or an overly defensive football tactic.

Eddie Obeng explains why you need to reorganise effectively in 2018 Apparently, the key concern for CEOs in 2018 is finding the best way to organise their resources.

Project meets BT’s Jim Whitaker to find out how the company is embracing the talents of the next generation of project managers through its apprenticeship scheme Jim Whitaker, Director, project and delivery management at BT, is responsible for project delivery across BT business and public sector.

Project catches up with Neil Snowball, alumnus of London 2012, to hear his insight into organising major sporting events Neil Snowball, chief executive at Warwickshire County Cricket Club, has worked on the delivery of several major sporting events, including the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London, and the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.

Martin Gosden, the Branch Chairman, conducted a brisk AGM, introduced the committee, got agreement of the 2017 AGM minutes, reviewed the past year and looked forward to the next.

APM’s annual report on salaries in the project profession gives us cause for cautious optimism An encouraging picture of improving prospects for project professionals and a growing confidence in the future have emerged from the latest in-depth survey of those involved in delivering projects and programmes.

In his bestseller Thinking, Fast and Slow, Nobel laureate for economics Daniel Kahneman describes the dichotomy between two different systems of thinking.

For those unfamiliar with Quentin Tarantino’s film Pulp Fiction, a brief explanation.