Leadership Speed: An important attribute in ‘cocktail of capabilities’ to manage projects

Projects are inherently value-driven entities. While a number of factors facilitate the creation of value in projects, the role of project leadership in enabling such value is indisputable. Project leadership is quite a broad and complex concept involving a cocktail of capabilities ranging from managerial to technical aspects. A project leader is, thus, expected to […]

Coaching and Mentoring for YC development

Its 6 am. I wake up, and my first steps lead to the bathroom. I pick up the toothbrush, toothpaste and the process of “making my smile my best accessory” begins. But, it was not always like that. Honestly speaking, I was always forced by my mother to do so. She made me clean my […]

Building Disruptive Future States – Innovation and Change Blog

BYLINE: For many project managers, innovation begins with ideation – the knee-jerk reaction to come up with ideas. However, we must resist this temptation to solve the problem until we clearly understand the context and mandates for innovation. That is the first step in building a Future State.  We Need Stronger Solutions! Project management offers […]

Young Crews Success Stories – Wrap-up

Highlighting achievements of the local Young Crews, showcasing efforts of volunteers, and inspiring other Young Crews to follow best examples – all this through sharing stories of success – these were the main objectives of the Success Stories, a new initiative launched at the beginning of this year.   IPMA Young Crew is grateful for […]

Healthy competences

The avocado is unique. It is an incredibly healthy food, loaded with many essential nutrients. Avocados are weight loss friendly, heart-healthy, and, last but not least, taste incredible. No matter how much I am passionate about avocados, I am sure that there are still some people who don’t know that avocados do exist.  Some do […]

“PM 2020”: How pma members see the future in project management

The demand for project management in companies continues to grow. This is the result of the current pma member survey. But how do companies react to it? Which PM topics and trends do the surveyed industry experts* and pma members consider to be particularly relevant for the future? Potentials of virtual and intercultural teams More […]

Pursue Project Excellence Based on Project Excellence Principles

Thoughts on Applying for and Assessing for the IPMA Global Project Excellence Award Written by Ann Zhang, BD manager, Wood, China My Understanding of IPMA In 2013, I participated in the application of the 27th IPMA Project Excellence Award for the 10 mta refinery project from PetroChina Guangxi Petrochemical and attended the award ceremony held […]

Project management shapes the future

40 years of GPM: Trend topics and prominent speakers at the 36th PM Forum 2019 Nuremberg, October 24, 2019 – “Project management today is a modern management tool that is vital to society, business and science,” said Prof. Dr. Helmut Klausing, President of the GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement.e. V. (German association for project management), […]

2020 IPMA Special Interest Groups Await You!

As we prepare to enter a new year, the role of the project manager could not be more important. With just 19% of organizations delivering projects on time, most of the time, our work is crucial. Effective project/program/portfolio is at the heart of effective change. Nearly all large companies and governments rely on project management […]

Using Collective intelligence in PM: Time to take the leap?

Knowledge-poverty is fading. The ever-increasing connectivity to the internet and social media is enabling corresponding increased access to information of all sorts (often in a real-time manner), empowering people with knowledge and creating communities of knowledge reserves. The people and communities are thus becoming potent sources of knowledge, well beyond traditionally known boundaries. This situation […]