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Kristina Bull is a Partner at QSA Partners, a B Corp consultancy with a mission to help organisations implement circular economy business models.

When we deliver projects that involve installing new technology or making a change to a process, its true value to the organisation is dependent on its acceptance.

This year’s WIPM conference had a special buzz about it and was crammed with delegates keen to glean invaluable advice, share stories and compare notes from women at every level of the profession.

There are plenty of good reasons to pursue a project management career.

You don’t need me to tell you that COVID-19 hugely impacted the project profession.

Sharing practical tips, personal stories (both good and bad) and new ideas on how women can get ahead in the project profession is what WiPM is all about, and the 2022 conference – the first in-person meet-up for four years – was buzzing with inspiration.

This is the first of a series of blogs discussing the need for a change in how we assure projects and increase the chances of project success.

Change and disruption is a normal part of modern life.

Any new Prime Minister, from any political party, can always expect a full in-tray waiting for them when they arrive at 10 Downing Street.

I started my career in the NHS as a Medical Receptionist about 19 years ago in a GP surgery – a role quite removed from the PMO Officer’s one I have now.