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Project failure is not an easy subject to think about, but the more we face up to it, the better prepared we will be to succeed.

When I ask a room full of project managers how many have sufficient time and resources for the scope they are being asked to deliver, I’m greeted by a stony silence.

It’s lovely and warm on your summer holiday, the sun upon your face.

Three experienced project professionals at APM’s Change Changes conference gave their hard-won advice on how to manage your stakeholders.

In his 1950 paper ‘Computing Machinery and Intelligence’, the godfather of computer science, Alan Turing, posed the question: can machines think? He cannot possibly have known then how far technology would come in the 70 years that followed.

Your project plan may make complete sense to you, but how does it look to other stakeholders and what are its chances of working in practice? In my previous blog post, I outlined an approach to planning that focused on communicating the intent behind your plan.

The annual APM Women in Project Management Conference takes place in just over a month.

The National Trust may be renowned for its army of volunteers, which totals at 44,000, but its approach to the skills and career development of its team of 300 or so project managers is never less than highly professional.

Over the past 5-10 years, there has been a surge in requirements for project professionals; PMI research highlights that the project profession would need an additional 25 million project managers between 2021 and 2030 to fulfil global demand and release GDP benefits for regional economic advantage.

There’s a popular quote, attributed to Audrey Hepburn, that says to plant a garden is to “believe in tomorrow”.