Andreas Bang Leed gives five top tips for getting measurement right and avoiding the traps that derail most projects According to Oxford Global Projects’ database of more than 20,000 projects, only 0.
A highly innovative project leaned heavily on trust and professional vulnerability to deliver East London’s Silvertown Tunnel on time and to budget.
I hope you’re reading this issue of Project as you head to the annual APM Project Management Conference in Manchester, or maybe you’ve picked up a copy there.
Project Editor Emma De Vita goes backstage at the Royal Ballet and Opera in London to find out what it takes to run a programme of renewal projects that will return London’s prestigious cultural institution to the top of its technical game Front of house and back of house present a world of contrasts.
It is the so-called soft skill that quietly decides whether projects succeed, writes James Evans Psychological safety has a strange reputation in projects.
Amy Leneker gives her hard-won advice on dealing with too much stress the right way By the time stress and burnout took over my life, I couldn’t remember a time when I wasn’t stressed – when there wasn’t a deadline looming, a problem to solve or a decision that couldn’t wait.
There is one item you will never see on any meeting agenda, yet it has the potential to be the most important factor on your project.
How far up the career ladder do you see yourself going? Is it high enough? Or is it time to revise your ambition level to reach for the executive suite? Project management is a profession that provides an excellent grounding for life at the top of an organisation beyond a project role, whether it’s as a COO, global business development director or CEO.
Starting a career in project management can feel overwhelming, especially for those entering the profession through a project management apprenticeship.
Imagine the following scenario: you have delivered the milestone, mitigated almost all risk, been the "glue" that held a fractured team together through a high-stakes delivery phase.