The relationship between project professionals and an organisation’s senior leadership – and the impact this has on project success – was among the points discussed at the latest Association for Project Management (APM) Fellows Forum.
Association for Project Management (APM) showcased its research to some of the world’s leading business schools at a major international management conference.
Research suggests that only 10% of teams are high-performing, 50% are average and 40% dysfunctional.
We often talk about the ‘accidental project manager’ – the civilian worker who, knowingly or not, is part of our tribe.
Paul Bradley, Principal Consultant at PA Consulting and an APM Fellow, volunteers as a run director at his local parkrun in Woking, which is a free, weekly community event, based on a 5km distance.
Charlotte Bethell, APM’s Apprentice of the Year, works at Sellafield nuclear decommissioning site.
As APM celebrates its 50th anniversary, we asked project professionals what important lesson their experience has taught them about managing projects Invest in my teams’ concerns and needs Marcos Gonzalez Fuentes, Strategic Adviser, Mexican National Audit Office People are at the heart of projects, thus nurturing that heart is vital to creating project value.
Michael O’Connor, Senior Research Programme Director at US healthcare firm Medtronic’s new spinal robotics arm Mazor, reflects on the legacy of the pandemic.
Sophy Aldridge-Neil, Programme Manager at Network Rail, shares her experience of making project teams bolder, less risk-averse and more innovative to produce some phenomenal results.
Richard Noble’s achievements brought the land speed record back to Britain in 1983, and he hasn’t stopped taking extraordinary risks on his subsequent land, sea and air projects.
