Navigating the Future of Project Management: Challenges and Opportunities

IPMA Global Project Profession Forum in Seville, Spain, on Sep. 21-22, 2023 Future of Project Management panel The Future of Project Management panel at the IPMA Global Project Profession Forum, moderated by Prof. Dr. Mladen Vukomanovic, IPMA Vice President for Profession Development, featured the leaders of the global leading professional organizations in the discipline of […]

Project Management in the Era of ESG: Realizing Benefits and Overcoming Challenges

Project Management in the Era of ESG: Realizing Benefits and Overcoming Challenges

Project management of the 21st century

International Project Management Day is celebrated annually on the first Thursday of November and is all about appreciating the important role project managers play in our societies. The project management profession is constantly challenged by constant contextual changes. In the 21st century these changes are exponentially developing. Issues such as sustainability, social responsibility, governance, agility, and artificial intelligence are now the perspective of project managers.

Project Management Entrepreneurship

In his recent article, Prof. Dr. Jiwat Ram is experimenting with the prompting strategy into the LLMs and reflecting on the benefits of such interactions that the project managers and entrepreneurs could use for their business purposes.

Responsible vs. Responsive project management: Proposing a framework

In this article, Prof. Dr. Jiwat Ram looked at responsible versus responsive PM and proposed a framework to achieve the goals of responsible and responsive PM.

Role Prompting and Creation of a Project Management Plan

The utility and applications of large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT are growing with every passing day. It offers opportunities as well as challenges in relation to using technology in an appropriate manner. IPMA blog author Dr Jiwat Ram decided to put theory to the test and find out how ChatGPT could help in the creation of information that can be used for writing a project management plan (PMP).

E-booklet: The Options and Future for Honorary Positions

The world is changing – and quickly. The project management community is keeping up and frequently leading and delivering these changes. So what are the options for the Honorary arrangements? Will they also change, stay the same, fade away or be refocussed within existing arrangements – or will a new approach arise to recognise and involve such talent – such as with awards? And what are the reasons for honorary positions – or why?! Are they combinations of genuine thank-yous, continuing engagement, open celebrations and wider promotion? Let’s investigate.

Tribute to Dr. Hans Knöpfel

With deep sadness, we inform you that Dr. Hans Knöpfel passed away peacefully at home on 18 July 2023. With the passing of Hans Knöpfel, the Swiss Project Management association (SPM) and the International Project Management Association have lost a dear friend.

Why should project management professionals know about Machine Learning?

The growing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) across a variety of domains, including healthcare, transportation, education, and wider business management, is making headlines. The advent of large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT has only contributed to furthering interest in the use of AI for all sorts of purposes.

Moving forward with IPMA Global Customers: Meeting at Siemens-Austria in Vienna

It is the third time that the Global Customers of the International Project Management Association met together in order to exchange best practices in the discipline of project management and co-create the development of new certification products. This time the meeting took place at the Headquarters of Siemens-Austria, in Vienna.