IPMA CCT: Show the world you are a Recognised Consultant, Coach, or Trainer in Project Management (part2)

An interview with Radmila Miković, Development and Management Consultant based in Serbia, with 22 years of experience in international development and cooperation in the Western Balkans. She is also an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Project and Innovation Management in Belgrade, Serbia, and IPMA Certified Executive Consultant, Coach and Trainer in Project Management (IPMA […]

Creativity vs Innovation: What matters most in Project Management?

❝ In the changing world, those organizations will thrive the most that have a tangible strategy for the intangible needs of their customers ❞ Creativity and innovation are regarded as the catalysts of growth and prosperity. While both are related concepts, they differ fundamentally. Creativity is about conceiving new ideas. Whereas, innovation is about the […]

Does underutilization of talent result in project staff burnout?

Project staff operate in a deadline-driven environment and, hence, have to deal with a lot of pressure (Pinto, Dawood & Pinto, 2014). That is to not only accomplish work as per client requirements with quality but also to handle uncertainties and unknowns inherent in project work. The situation requires project staff to use their explicit […]

IPMA and UCL launch The Megaproject CEO Global Keynotes

The International Project Management Association (IPMA) and the Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction (UCL) have launched the IPMA-UCL Megaproject CEO, a series of global keynotes from leaders delivering megaprojects around the world. Coordinated by UCL’s Dr. Juliano Denicol, Global Head of the IPMA Megaprojects SIG, the IPMA-UCL Megaproject CEO will invite a stellar group of […]

Experience Economy: What it means for Project Management?

Times are changing and so should the mindset and thinking patterns. The shift from manufacturing to a service economy has already brought about sea changes in the way businesses interact with customers, suppliers, partners, employees, and the overall ecosystem. If anything, the after-effects of covid-19 have further fueled the need for more changes to enhance […]

Welcome to IPMA Hackdays 2021!

 As in 2020, the IPMA 9th research conference 2021 addressing “Project Leadership and Society” that will take place between June 10 and 11 (see also the program on our website: http://www.ipma-research-conference.world/programme/) is starting with IPMA Hackdays. IPMA Hackdays will start with an online tool Slack for which participants will be sent the link. This is a […]

Project value proposition designer: Is such a role needed in PM?

Value creation is the core business of project-based entities.  Projects start with an objective to create a unique outcome. However, success of a unique outcome is heavily dependent on whether the team working on the project is able to design and construct value into the outcome. What it means is that just constructing the outcome […]

IBM and IPMA have signed a co-operation agreement to provide content in the field of project management for the Skills-build programme

The co-operation between large multi-national co-operations and non-profit organisations is a vast and interesting topic for both researchers and practitioners. The benefits such a co-operation can provide are numerous. As underlined by some authors*, non-profit organizations (NPOs) confront competitive pressures derived from complex economic and societal challenges.  In their article, the authors underline that NPOs […]

Cultural lens and communication

Communication is the key to mutual understanding and trust-building. Research has shown that communication facilitates relationship building and trust development (Ferrell & Kline, 2018; Lin et al., 2008). Moreover, communication impacts individual performance through trust (Sarker et al., 2011). It might be further concluded that a high level of trust among team members helps teams […]

Customer Disappointment Experience (CDX): Why does it matter in PM?

Customer is the king. The words illuminate the centrality of role customers play in driving economic activities. As such, customer experience (CX) has become the most important consideration for new product and service development, and customer management efforts in general. CX is defined as “customers internal and subjective response to their direct and indirect interaction […]