Project Leadership: Embracing the Conundrum

At the IPMA World Congress Berlin 2025, David Hudson presented “Project Leadership – The Conundrum,” a session that resonated with many of us who live the challenges of leading projects every day. Hudson reminded us that leadership is not a formula or a fixed trait. Instead, it is a paradox: a balancing act between aspiration and perfection, […]

Agile Leadership in an Apple Streaming Series: Can Ted Lasso Inspire Project Management Professionals?

You may be wondering what goldfish have to do with agile leadership. The answer will be shared by Constantin Hoya in his talk “Agile Leadership: Lessons from Ted Lasso” at the upcoming 34th IPMA World Congress. Breaking away from the tradition of explaining leadership concepts purely in academic terms, he uses the popular Apple TV series Ted Lassoto […]

A Deep-Dive Keynote at the 34th IPMA World Congress: Leadership Under Extreme Conditions

Only 40 percent of project leaders in large-scale projects feel confident they will successfully reach their goals. In other words, the majority do not believe in the success of their own initiatives. In stark contrast, cave diving—projects in themselves with clear start and end points and inherent risks—must succeed 100 percent of the time. This […]

Autonomy as a Driver of Motivation: Practical Insights for Agile Projects at the IPMA World Congress

How can individuals in agile teams act and decide independently while at the same time being fully committed to team success through self-organization? Judith Armbruster, an experienced agile coach and doctoral researcher, explores exactly this tension in her academic work. She combines theory with practical insights from her role as Head of People and Communication […]

Building a Thriving Community at the Project Level through Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Multi-business companies employ various strategies to enhance their overall values. These strategies include, but not limited to, improving the performance of individual businesses (vertical approach), increasing synergies between businesses (horizontal approach), adjust priorities of businesses within the portfolio, and making the overhead expenses as lean as possible. As the leaders execute the agreed-upon strategies, it […]

In Memory of Mr. Przemysław Domanski (Przemek)

With heavy hearts, we share that our dear colleague and friend, Przemysław Domanski — Przemek — passed away on 11 July 2025. It’s difficult to put into words just how much Przemek meant to all of us. He wasn’t just a project manager, or a lecturer, or a trainer, or an assessor. He was the heart […]

Why Competitions Like the IPMC Are Crucial for the Next Generation of Project Leaders

Every year, the International Project Management Championship (IPMC) brings together some of the most promising young talents in project management from across Europe and beyond. What started as a competition has become a unique space for experiential learning, cross-cultural exchange, and professional growth. In 2025, the IPMC was hosted in Warsaw, Poland, welcoming 11 national champion […]

Minimum Viable PMO (MVPMO) – Fast-tracking Your PMO Implementation

Have you ever felt that setting up a PMO takes too long and delivers too little, too late? You’re not alone. In today’s fast-moving world, organizations need results—fast. That’s why we developed the Minimum Viable PMO (MVPMO): a lean, pragmatic approach to get your PMO up and running in just weeks, not months. Why MVPMO […]

The Journey of Standard Development: Ensuring Quality, Consistency, and Innovation

Standard development is a critical process for IPMA. IPMA issued a taskforce “IPMA Standard Technical Committee” to improve procedure, governance structures and product management of all IPMA standards and integrate lean development principles. The standard management needs to ensure that each new standards meet specific quality and consistency criteria and is capable to keep IPMA […]

Project Management Championship – providing excellent PM experience

The IPMA Young Crew Project Management Championship Latin America (PMC LatNet) was organized in Panama City, Panama from 21st to 23rd March 2025. This is an event that has been organized annually for 9 years and has a sister event in the other side of the Atlantic ocean, called International PMC with European and Asian […]