APM Blogs

In February, the government unveiled its Levelling Up the United Kingdom white paper, with the aim of ending “geographic inequality” in the UK.

For decades, when taking project briefs, I have been raising the topic of sustainability and enthusiastically recommending that clients build it in.

Project managers in the construction sector are being challenged to radically improve the efficiency and predictability of the delivery of complex and bespoke assets.

Project management is a profession that many people are interested in but they don’t even know.

If your projects are anything like my projects, you may have noticed a trend for giving punchy names to teams, processes and even the project themselves.

We’re probably all familiar with those classroom movie scenes depicting a group of bored, bubble-gum chewing US school kids, refusing to listen to the pleas of a screaming, middle-aged teacher.

Good communication is the lubricant for any successful project.

In 2016, Shambala became the UK’s first annual greenfield music festival to go meat- and fish-free as part of a broader drive towards sustainability.

Ask any experienced project professional what skills are needed to thrive in a project management career and the chances are you'll be bombarded with a whole host of suggestions: good communication skills, a good memory, good listening skills, the ability to build relationships, the ability to adapt and respond to quickly changing situations, diplomacy, emotional intelligence – the list is endless.

In those bygone days of working in an office or on site every day, it was fairly easy to tell when there was a conflict brewing between your team members.