I have heard from a number of quarters that a strong, effective sponsor can make a significant difference to a project – the barriers can seem to melt away rather than continually build.
Projects are done by people, for people.
Massive initiatives in tackling deadly diseases are, in effect, complex programmes and result in excellent project management - emphasising that project managers do huge things, not just in infrastructure, but in many different environments.
We have appointed Simon Taylor following a selection process involving the volunteer community and he now acts as branch and SIG ‘champion’.
The pressure is on.
It’s a truth that we project managers often repeat: stakeholders are critical to the success of our projects.
As we all know the role of project manager is not necessarily one that we are aiming for when we embark on a degree course or even later when we are already working.
Two views of project successThere are two competing views on project success.
Politically and practically, this year’s Budget was a mildly inconvenient diversion from the real business of the Government, which currently is to prepare for the EU referendum.
Increasingly, we are seeing more and more workers abandon the 9-5 daily grind in favour of flexible hours.