Data analytics: new superpowers for project managers

Forward-thinking project teams recognise the need for decision-making to be supported by accurate data. Here are five superpowers that data analytics can give project managers. Have you managed a project and wished data from previous initiatives were at your fingertips to help you understand and predict the success of your current work? Maybe to help […]

IPMA CCT: Show the world you are a Recognised Consultant, Coach, or Trainer in Project Management (part4)

Let us present: Markku Aarni, IPMA® Level A Certified Executive Consultant & Coach. Markku is a Master of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki and Finland’s first IPMA® Level A Certified Executive Consultant & Coach. “I’m originally just an ordinary boy from northern Finland, in the small City of Pudasjärvi. Enjoying the wilderness and relaxing […]

Helsinki, the “White City of the North” – developing with IPMA Delta

Capital of Finland, The City of Helsinki, provides services to its nearly 666,000 citizens in many different areas of life. From healthcare to urban planning, from schools to urban transportation and housing to metropolitan infrastructure, not forgetting the ever-growing range of digital services. Many of these duties are the responsibility of the Urban Development Division […]

ChatGPT, NLP and Project Management

❝ If the tide of opportunity flows for a prolonged period in a direction you did not find appealing.. it is time to repurpose your talents and thoughts to flow in rhythm with the tide. ❞  The launch of ChatGPT has created a buzz and a sense of interest among various sections of society with […]

The power of organisational intelligence within project teams

Organisational intelligence, or the combined brain power of a team to respond to new information in pursuit of goals, requires effective communication, the right culture, and delegated decision-making.    For any business crafting a high-performing project team, it’s important to have intellectually intelligent (IQ), emotionally intelligent (EQ), and technically competent project professionals. That takes care […]

IPMA CCT: Show the world you are a Recognised Consultant, Coach, or Trainer in Project Management (part3)

An interview with Andrzej Gajewski, Trainer certified at IPMA level B and Consultant&Coach certified at IPMA level C. Andrzej Gajewski has been involved in Project Management for over 20 years. In various roles, from Project Manager through Programme Manager to Head of Project Management and management of strategic projects and programmes. He has delivered over […]

Project Governance

Project governance is a mechanism to set objectives, exercise control, and establish a framework for decision-making, authority and compliance. Projects being temporary structures raises the question of whether governance in projects is a matter of strategy or just an operational routine activity. Project governance is also described through an umbrella term, Enterprise management and linked […]

Entropy and Project Management

Project management is a well-architected, deliberate approach with well-defined moves and routines to accomplish the set objectives (at least, that is the predominant view of how project management is conceptualized). The idea is to simplify things, make work visible to people assigned to the project, and provide a sense of direction to get the job […]

Stakeholders: Why they like to be cared for and Should we care for them all equally?

❝ Life is perhaps the only painting that is painted with colours not entirely chosen by the painter ❞ It has been a common belief and understanding that stakeholders are those people who like to be cared for or whom project managers should care for—even though this may not be said so explicitly. But this […]

Project/programme/portfolio managers, a scarce resource in many sectors?

In many economic sectors in Europe (but not only), the supply of skilled professionals also is not matching the demand that is continuously increasing. Although the ageing of the working population is one of the reasons that explain the scarcity of skilled professionals, this phenomenon has been particularly revealed since the outbreak of Covid 19 […]