Every project leader has faced the same uneasy moment: presenting to the board their project update report, with its on-time deliverables, glossy graphics and impressive metrics, but with a nagging concern that something critical has been missed.
We need to agree on something: automation in projects is inevitable, necessary and in many cases, vital.
At the APM Women in Project Management Conference in September, three experts gave their advice on how to make transformation projects a success: Rachel Baldwin, Head of Programme and Project Delivery at the BBC; Rachel Watts, Programme Director for NHS South, Central and West; and Sachia Thompson, Deputy Director at HM Prison and Probation Service.
“Glass, china, and reputation are easily crack'd, and never well mended.
Karen Blackett CBE knows a thing or two about being successful in business.
The construction industry is witnessing a revolutionary change driven by the integration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
I recently attended the Women in Project Management (WIPM) Conference, themed Transform Tomorrow.
Change is not just a supporting act to benefits; it is a force in its own right.
Managing stress, maintaining work-life balance and avoiding burnout are a modern preoccupation for project professionals.
The argument around the quality and speed at which we can now access data is something I've been pondering since we completed our research into digital transformation and AI in project management (published by APM as Digital Transformation and the AI Imperative in Public and Private Sectors).