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Bent Flyvbjerg’s secrets of project success Blog

Megaproject expert Professor Bent Flyvbjerg’s new book, How Big Things Get Done: The surprising factors behind every successful project, from home renovations to space exploration, digs deep into what makes major projects a success and how these factors can be replicated across any project, no matter what size.



Iceland’s project profession is enjoying a boom time Blog

If you go to Reykjavík any time soon, you’ll be impressed by the cranes, construction sites and buzz around the diminutive Icelandic capital.


Why the project profession needs female mentors Blog

For me, becoming a mentor was a natural transition from working on an individual on a project.


Is project management right for me? Blog

In today’s unprecedented times, almost every organisation undergoes continuous change, whether political, social, economic or environmental.


How to close a project: what happens to high-performing teams post-delivery? Blog

Ulster University has opened its £350m city centre campus, housing over 15,000 staff and students – the largest city centre campus development in Europe.


Have we cracked gender equality in the project delivery profession? Blog

Have we cracked gender equality in the project delivery profession? As someone who has worked my way up through the Civil Service ranks and managed projects of various shapes and sizes, my answer is that there is still some way to go.


How to be proactive and land your next project management role Blog

Procrastination can easily waste great ambition, skills and knowledge; it leads to regrets.


Social activism holds valuable lessons for project managers Blog

What makes a great project manager? Perhaps the answer is a natural gift for getting everyone behind a new, slightly unloved initiative – or the ability to win over a room full of doubters with humour and a Gantt chart to die for.


Discrimination isn’t behind the profession’s gender gap. Let’s create roles women really want Blog

Women are naturally drawn to project management, in my opinion.


Bent Flyvbjerg’s secrets of project success

Megaproject expert Professor Bent Flyvbjerg’s new book, How Big Things Get Done: The surprising factors behind every successful project, from home renovations to space exploration, digs deep into what makes major projects a success and how these factors can be replicated across any project, no matter what size.



Iceland’s project profession is enjoying a boom time

If you go to Reykjavík any time soon, you’ll be impressed by the cranes, construction sites and buzz around the diminutive Icelandic capital.


Why the project profession needs female mentors

For me, becoming a mentor was a natural transition from working on an individual on a project.


Is project management right for me?

In today’s unprecedented times, almost every organisation undergoes continuous change, whether political, social, economic or environmental.


How to close a project: what happens to high-performing teams post-delivery?

Ulster University has opened its £350m city centre campus, housing over 15,000 staff and students – the largest city centre campus development in Europe.


Have we cracked gender equality in the project delivery profession?

Have we cracked gender equality in the project delivery profession? As someone who has worked my way up through the Civil Service ranks and managed projects of various shapes and sizes, my answer is that there is still some way to go.


How to be proactive and land your next project management role

Procrastination can easily waste great ambition, skills and knowledge; it leads to regrets.


Social activism holds valuable lessons for project managers

What makes a great project manager? Perhaps the answer is a natural gift for getting everyone behind a new, slightly unloved initiative – or the ability to win over a room full of doubters with humour and a Gantt chart to die for.


Discrimination isn’t behind the profession’s gender gap. Let’s create roles women really want

Women are naturally drawn to project management, in my opinion.


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