APM Blogs

There’s no doubt about it, the demands on today’s project professionals are huge — and it pays to upskill.

After re-watching the original Star Wars trilogy and writing about the Empire’s approach to project management (read my first review here), in this blog I comment on the second film in the series — The Empire Strikes Back.

Project management and cybersecurity seem like very different careers, but they face a similar set of frustrating challenges, notably how people who aren't in those careers sometimes perceive them.

Jo Dunnett is a project and programme management consultant at Counterculture, and one of a small number of project directors working on capital projects in the cultural sector (you can read about the other movers and shakers in the summer 2024 issue of Project).

As you become more senior in your project management career, you’ll inevitably start to take on people management responsibilities.

Welcome aspiring project managers to the exciting world of project management! You've got the technical skills, the drive and the ambition to succeed, but there's one essential skill that underpins all successful projects: communication.

We all know we should be reflecting on professional practice and the process of bringing strategy into being through project delivery, but it’s often hard to find the time for lessons learned activities.

What’s it like to work in project management at the Houses of Commons and the House of Lords? Algy Ayson is Head of Project Delivery, Centre of Excellence and Profession at UK Parliament, working in both chambers on projects that stretch across digital transformation, capital works and change initiatives.

The words: “when I grow up, I want to be a project manager” probably aren’t heard in many schools where children dream about their futures! Whilst some project managers find their calling early on in their career journeys, others get into the role later in life after exploring other passions and developing skills which lend themselves well to managing projects.

It’s really amazing to experience the power of collaboration amongst your team.