APM Blogs

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Do you ever wish you had more hours in the day to get everything done? Do you try your hardest to stay focused but still get distracted? You’re not alone.

Embracing the future of project management: insights from the APM seminar in the UAE  Monday 12th February 2024 marked a significant milestone for project management professionals in the Middle East, as the Association for Project Management (APM) hosted its inaugural event in the vibrant city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

With the arrival of machine learning and other powerful tools, project professionals suddenly have better-quality data at their disposal.

Conflict is part of project management.

Commercial and humanitarian projects have very different missions and goals.

On 18th December 2019, I was part of a group of APM corporate member representatives who met with Skills Development Scotland (SDS) to lobby for project management apprenticeships in Scotland.

Millions wake up to no electricity after power grids are taken offline… Online banking systems crash and customers can’t access money… Drinking water ruled unsafe after water treatment facilities breached…  Such headlines are classic examples of what might happen if the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) fails.

What is change control?  “The process through which all requests to change the approved baseline of a project, programme or portfolio are captured, evaluated and then approved, rejected or deferred.

It’s not every day that I get invited to visit a nuclear fusion facility.