The latest Annual Report on Major Projects by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA), the centre for excellence for Government project delivery, shows that over 80% of major government projects are rated red or amber, meaning that successful delivery of the project appears to be unachievable or significant issues must be addressed if it is to be delivered successfully.
Eddie Obeng on why we love to win but why it’s so hard to do “Success is overrated”, we tell ourselves when we worry we might fail.
Is a project manager responsible for idiotic business-as-usual practices after they’ve moved on? Gremlins suggests you need to provide more than just operating instructions for those who follow you, writes Richard Young Most project managers are familiar with that nervous feeling when you hand over your carefully nurtured project to the business-as-usual (BAU) operators – and you pray they’re not knuckle‑headed enough to ignore your carefully crafted guidance.
Amerjit Walia, Director of Projects and Programmes at AK Optimize, works with corporate clients to improve project delivery.
Bel French, project manager at Gleeds, was told she was throwing her career away by skipping university, but she has beaten all the records anyway.
Dear Susanne, I always start a risk log at the beginning of a new project, but as the project progresses, we often get delayed by issues I had not foreseen.
Do I love what I do? Ewelina Kruk, Associate Director, Incendium Consulting There are many aspects to consider when planning your next career step, but for me the most important question I ask is: do I love what I do? The beauty of being a project professional is that there are opportunities to change focus and pivot.
Experienced programme manager and APM Fellow David Steward ChPP is on a mission to develop project management processes to promote sustainability of project benefits and outcomes to achieve Net Zero.
Andrew Saunders reports on APM’s sector-focused roundtable.
Gareth Watkins, Chief Programme Officer at DBD International, reflects on his time working in Chernobyl, how the Russian invasion is affecting things there, and what his international career has taught him about working with teams.
