APM News

Every year lots of surveys tell us the same things, some of us have been reading for the last 40 years, that more projects fail than succeed.

With true Scottish tradition, after three months of tough project management, six teams took up the mantle and entered the APM Scotland branch Project Challenge Finals.

The Register of Chartered Project Professionals has opened for applications today (16 May 2018).

At the APM Project Management Conference 2018, award winning futurist and keynote speaker Rohit Talwar helped delegates scan the horizon for the next 30 years exploring how trends, technology and ways of working will impact our lives and our projects.

When Carillion became insolvent, it seemingly took many by surprise, but was it really a ‘surprise’ ? And importantly, what can we learn from it so that we do not appoint providers for our projects who then become insolvent? This evening workshop event, held on Wednesday 9 May, was themed around spotting the warning signs, taking practical steps to protect your organisation and project, and dealing with provider insolvency.

For anyone interested in learning more about stakeholder engagement, two APM events in May could be right up your street:London, 15 May: Are sponsors for Christmas or for life?Coventry 16 May: High performing conversationsFor information about these and other stakeholder related events, books and webinars, check out this month’s Useful Links update from the SEFG, part of the APM People SIG.

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) was created as the cornerstone of a “more strategic approach to infrastructure investment.

Recently I attended a conference put on by the APM’s Enabling Change SIG.

Organisations continue to struggle with their strategies and to achieve value from programmes.

APM’s most ambitious awareness campaign has now been seen by millions across the UK; many of who may now be at the start of a new career in the project profession.