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Stay informed and inspired with our collection of the latest news and opinion from around the project profession. Our team of contributors bring you diverse perspectives on the issues shaping our world. Explore, engage, and join the conversation.

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Procurement innovation on major programme helps build brighter future for students in Peru

 Procurement • Construction 

In Peru, a collaboration between the Government, Gleeds and Mace is building a better future for the country’s young people.

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APM welcomes its newest Board Trustees

 APM Board 

Following the 2024 Trustee elections, Lisa Martello and Duncan Ross Russell are the newest members of the APM Board of Trustees.

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How to say no as a busy project professional

 Happiness at workMental wellbeing 

How often do you feel out of control of your workload? How often do a client’s extra demands make a mockery of your carefully planned project schedules?

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Considering boundaries in project management

 Projects • Project management 

This blog article seeks to introduce the boundary concept to project professionals as an essential tool in maximising outcomes of benefit and managing risks related to scope, stakeholders and deployment.

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Sharks in the water: The hidden dangers beneath a perfect plan

 Planning and managing deployment 

In project management, thorough planning is often heralded as the cornerstone of success. Project professionals and their teams invest significant effort into crafting comprehensive plans – from developing cost baselines and budgets to schedules and risk management plans.

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The art of incredible interviews: how to stand out as a project manager

 InterviewsProject management 

For job-seeking project managers (PM), opportunities are rife - but the stakes of an interview have never been higher. Whether you’re a junior PM managing small teams or a senior project leader overseeing multi-million-pound portfolios, you’re up against stiff competition. To stand out, you need to do more than just showcase your experience.

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Reimagining the project manager

 Success factors • Project management 

In this day and age, the advent of technology has significantly transformed project management, project management software and collaboration tools, and remote work has redefined the role.

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Why your project management methodology might be causing your projects to fail

 Project failureMethodologies 

We usually look to apply the new tools and disciplines ‘in’ the project, but what about using these tools on the project ‘vehicle’ itself – and could your PMM actually be the cause of your project failures?

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