What does it take to develop the next generation of project manager? In the last decade or so, have we placed too much emphasis on academia, as opposed to good old-fashioned on-the-job work experience?I recently interviewed Sir John Armitt, the chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), who argued just that.
What do the following ideas have in common?InnovationProject entrepreneurshipDealing with time critical projectsRe-discovering the human elementProjects within organisationsBlowback and the unintended consequences of decisionsSelling project management to executivesStakeholder involvementCollective actionSocial change(See answer at the end of the article)Project managers are continuously challenged to deliver more with less whilst improving the track record of project delivery.
There is a perception in some quarters that resource management is either what you do in SAP or is what line managers do in Excel to keep track of what their folks are up to – that it is either ‘local’ or ‘macro’ – but the two perspectives are too difficult to join together.
Guest blogon behalf of thePeople SIG by Sarah Coleman, chair of the Derby Chapterand a director at Business Evolution.
Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seatbelts.
Despite the seemingly endless stream of news surrounding the Eurozone debt crisis and resulting economic insecurity, there is a continued commitment by UK government towards infrastructure projects that will provide the stimulus for financial recovery.
When used well, lessons learned can contribute to the overall success of projects by re-using and building on approaches that have worked well and avoiding the repetition of previous mistakes.
In a blog last summer I wondered out loud, Where have all the portfolio managers gone? Well, a Portfolio Management (PfM) survey being run by the APM PfM SIG Committee since last December is beginning to reveal the answers.
Second guest blog in the 'top tip for project management series' by Paul Naybour, Business Development Director of Parallel Project Training.
BoK, apprenticeships, chartered, 40th anniversary, web site, RPP, success being the norm and a solid performance.