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What is the relationship between managing change, stress and men and women’s mental health in projects?
This article was originally published on APM If we consider a project to be ‘a unique, transient endeavour undertaken to achieve a desired outcome’ – we can see why projects are inherently stressful. Projects are unique, so there is no business-as-usual. Project...
Oliver Filler from Plan International discusses project management and the benefits of Project DPro
This article was originally published on Humentum Oliver Filler, Program Quality Manager at Plan International, talks about his experiences in project management, rolling out program-wide improvements and how Project DPro has helped provide a foundation for...
Why choose project management?
This article was originally published on APM A career as a project manager can be exciting, varied, fulfilling, and productive. The fact there is a clear start and end date means you will feel a sense of achievement on completion, with clear milestones along the way....
Applying Agile Project Management Methodology to Natural Disaster Projects
by Peter Marlow This research paper, entitled "Applying Agile Project Management Methodology to Natural Disaster Projects" by Marie Desiree M. Beekharry, University of South Australia, investigates how agile methodology can best be applied to the management of natural...
Introduction to Agile Project Management
by Peter Marlow Agile is defined as “relating to or denoting a method of project management, used especially for software development, that is characterized by the division of tasks into short phases of work [delivering value early and often] and frequent reassessment...
6 tips for keeping your team motivated
This article was originally published on APM. The motivated team is the more productive team. That's a fairly well established fact. As the project manager or PMO director how do you get there? How do you make sure your project teams are as motivated and...
Managing Complexity
Development professionals everywhere work to address the most complex global and local problems, ranging from extreme poverty and armed conflict, to outbreaks of infectious disease and gender-based violence. The root causes of the problems that development and...
How to be productive when you’re juggling multiple projects?
This article was originally published on APM. Do you feel overwhelmed by the number or variety of projects that you’re handling simultaneously? Many professionals welcome the opportunity to take on different roles and responsibilities, or to deal with several...
PM4NGOs: A certification also for social communicators
Being part of an NGO, as member of the communication team, makes possible to apply all of your knowledge either to document the results of a project, position your brand, or make the organization known by its activities. But also, and one of the most important roles,...