Five Lessons from PM Forum 2026: Why Project Management Needs to Rethink Leadership, AI and Uncertainty

What happens when artificial intelligence becomes a team member, geopolitical uncertainty challenges long-term planning, and the pursuit of ambitious goals requires the courage to change direction? At PM Forum 2026 in Munich, project professionals explored a changing profession and discovered that its future may depend more on human capabilities than ever before. On October 8–9, […]

In memory of Gerrit Koch

It is with deep sadness that the International Project Management Association has learned of the passing of Gerrit Koch, IPMA Honorary Fellow, former President of IPMA Netherlands, and one of the most dedicated people our global community has known. For more than two decades, Gerrit gave his energy, knowledge and warmth to the project management […]

From Governance to Energy Transition: Global Perspectives on the Future of Project Management at the IPMA World Congress 2026

The 35th IPMA World Congress in Hiroshima brought together international experts, industry leaders, and project management professionals to explore some of the most pressing challenges shaping the future of the profession. Through a series of individual presentations, speakers examined the role of ethical governance, professional standards, energy transition, technological innovation, and competence development in creating […]

Sustainability in Project Management: Turning Ambition into Action

At the 35th IPMA World Congress in Hiroshima, international experts explored how sustainability can move beyond strategic commitments and become an integral part of project management practices, creating long-term value across projects, programmes, and portfolios. The panel discussion, “Sustainability in Project Management,” was moderated by Prof. Dr. Antonio Calabrese, Ethics Committee, IPMA (Italy), and featured […]

New Trends in Project Management: AI, Skills and the Human Side of Projects

Project management is entering a period of significant change. Artificial intelligence, digitalization, sustainability and new expectations from project professionals are reshaping the way projects are planned, managed and delivered – and the skills needed to lead them successfully. These changes were at the center of the panel “New Trends in Project Management” at the IPMA […]

Skills are strategy: takeaways from the EIF’s “Got Skills? Level Up!” event

On September 23, 2026, in Chamber of Commerce in Luxembourg City, I joined more than 260 people at the European Investment Fund’s Got Skills? Level Up! event. The room brought together the representatives of EIF, EIB, European Commission, investors, education providers, edu-tech, fin-tech, and lifelong-learning organisations. We came from very different sectors, but the conclusion […]

Ecological integration as a project management discipline – not a design afterthought

Ask most people what stands between the Netherlands and its offshore wind targets, and they will talk about grid capacity, permitting timelines, or the availability of installation vessels. Almost nobody will mention gulls, harbour porpoises, or sand-dwelling benthic worms. And yet, by 2032, offshore wind farms will occupy roughly 4.4% of the Dutch North Sea […]

IPMA Events: Why They Matter for the Future of Project Management

Since its establishment in 1965 as the world’s first non-profit global body for the project profession, IPMA has brought together project professionals from around the world, fostering the development of project management across various sectors—business, academia, and society. Events play a key role in IPMA’s global outreach and advocacy efforts. But why do events matter […]

Complexity as a Strength: Why Project Managers Cannot – and Should Not – Plan Everything

Project management has never had access to more sophisticated tools, data and methodologies than it does today. Yet, paradoxically, projects are becoming increasingly difficult to predict. Digital transformation, artificial intelligence, geopolitical uncertainty, changing regulations and rapidly evolving stakeholder expectations are creating environments in which traditional planning approaches are reaching their limits. At the PM Forum 2026, […]

Happiness in the Project Environment: Dr. Efrosyni Konstantinou’s Challenge to Project Professionals

Introduction At the 10th IPMA SENET Conference in Belgrade, themed Beyond Success: Happiness and Wellbeing in the Project Environment, Dr. Efrosyni Konstantinou challenged delegates to reflect on a deceptively simple question:  Can we really be happy? In a keynote that combined philosophy, leadership and project management, she argued that happiness is not something that can be […]