This was the winning team's presentation at the APM Wessex branch's PM Challenge finals night. All three finalist teams came from Bournemouth University where APM's 'The PM Challenge' is embedded in to their course.
Lakkaraju Ram Varun has completed a 1 hour online course called "Selling online" through HP LIFE e-Learning. The course covered creating effective online product listings, taking and editing digital photos for online marketplaces, and choosing the best sites to sell products online. The certificate was presented on January 6, 2015 and signed by the Director of Economic Progress at HP and the Vice President and Director of Health and Technology at the Education Development Center.
Ankur Parashar completed an online course on "Selling online" through HP LIFE e-Learning on September 4, 2015. The course, which took approximately 1 hour, covered creating effective online product listings, taking and editing digital photos for online marketplaces, and choosing the best sales sites to sell products online. The certificate of completion was signed by the Director of Economic Progress at HP and the Vice President and Director of Health and Technology at the Education Development Center.
BS 11000 is the world's first national standard for collaborative relationship management. It was developed by the Institute for Collaborative Working (ICW), formed in 1990 to assist organizations in developing collaborative relationships. The standard provides a framework to govern collaborative working through establishing common objectives, leadership, risk management, knowledge sharing, and a joint governance structure. It aims to maximize joint performance through business relationships based on mutual benefit.
The document outlines Kathy Ennis' approach to helping people answer six key questions to define their goals and plan for change. The six questions are: 1) Who am I? 2) Where am I now? 3) How satisfied am I? 4) What changes do I want? 5) How do I make change happen? 6) What if my plan doesn't work out? Kathy provides tools and techniques for self-reflection to help people answer each question, define their strengths, priorities and desires to create an effective plan for personal or professional growth and change.
The document describes a project to turn around a struggling multicultural project team of 30 people working in the desert. The Colour Works was brought in to address issues like cultural barriers, a lack of clear leadership, siloed work and poor communication. Over two days, they used tools like personality assessments, team diagnostics and goal setting exercises. This helped the team better understand each other, improve communication and collaboration, and clarify their vision and goals. As a result, cultural issues were resolved, leadership was identified, barriers were removed, and morale improved. The client later reported the team was more effective, communication was better, and their project was back on track due to The Colour Works' intervention.
Lakkaraju Ram Varun has completed a 1 hour online course called "Selling online" through HP LIFE e-Learning. The course covered creating effective online product listings, taking and editing digital photos for online marketplaces, and choosing the best sites to sell products online. The certificate was presented on January 6, 2015 and signed by the Director of Economic Progress at HP and the Vice President and Director of Health and Technology at the Education Development Center.
Ankur Parashar completed an online course on "Selling online" through HP LIFE e-Learning on September 4, 2015. The course, which took approximately 1 hour, covered creating effective online product listings, taking and editing digital photos for online marketplaces, and choosing the best sales sites to sell products online. The certificate of completion was signed by the Director of Economic Progress at HP and the Vice President and Director of Health and Technology at the Education Development Center.
BS 11000 is the world's first national standard for collaborative relationship management. It was developed by the Institute for Collaborative Working (ICW), formed in 1990 to assist organizations in developing collaborative relationships. The standard provides a framework to govern collaborative working through establishing common objectives, leadership, risk management, knowledge sharing, and a joint governance structure. It aims to maximize joint performance through business relationships based on mutual benefit.
The document outlines Kathy Ennis' approach to helping people answer six key questions to define their goals and plan for change. The six questions are: 1) Who am I? 2) Where am I now? 3) How satisfied am I? 4) What changes do I want? 5) How do I make change happen? 6) What if my plan doesn't work out? Kathy provides tools and techniques for self-reflection to help people answer each question, define their strengths, priorities and desires to create an effective plan for personal or professional growth and change.
The document describes a project to turn around a struggling multicultural project team of 30 people working in the desert. The Colour Works was brought in to address issues like cultural barriers, a lack of clear leadership, siloed work and poor communication. Over two days, they used tools like personality assessments, team diagnostics and goal setting exercises. This helped the team better understand each other, improve communication and collaboration, and clarify their vision and goals. As a result, cultural issues were resolved, leadership was identified, barriers were removed, and morale improved. The client later reported the team was more effective, communication was better, and their project was back on track due to The Colour Works' intervention.
Managing projects across borders in East Asia
Hong Kong branch
by Stuart Gethin, Associate Director, Programme and Project Management at Arup
Tuesday 19th May 2015
This document summarizes the key points of "The Lazy Project Manager" methodology. It advocates embracing laziness to work smarter, not harder. It discusses that projects naturally follow a pattern of being thick at the start and end but thinner in the middle. It also notes important phases like managing sponsors upfront and focusing on retrospectives. Overall, it promotes prioritizing tasks, delegating where possible, and staying calm under pressure to get the most work done with the least effort.
This presentation was delivered by Donal O'Connell at an APM Thames Valley Branch event in April 2013. More details of the event can be viewed here http://www.apm.org.uk/news/dissecting-open-innovation
This document discusses managing risks associated with building information modeling (BIM) in Hong Kong construction projects. It begins by defining BIM and explaining its purposes and misconceptions. It then discusses who is typically involved in BIM, including owners, architects, engineers, suppliers, and contractors. The document outlines key risks for these parties, such as intellectual property, insurance, professional terms of engagement, and coordination of the BIM model. It also discusses opportunities that BIM presents if risks are properly managed, such as increasing efficiency and completing projects on time and on budget. The document concludes by advising embracing change, seizing opportunities, and differentiating services to realize BIM's benefits.
This document discusses creativity and problem-solving in project management. It is authored by Tom Taylor, who leads several organizations. The document provides examples of common problems that arise in projects and suggests techniques for managers to consider when facing issues. These techniques range from taking no action to delegating the problem or cultivating a culture where creativity is valued. The author concludes that thinking may not be the key to creativity and that wisdom may be a better approach for managing projects and teams.
This document appears to be a presentation about project management skills and development. It includes photos and quotes from project managers. Some key points discussed are the Dreyfus model of skill acquisition, spending time on proactive vs reactive activities, developing personal margins and awareness, and engaging with others to expand learning and adaptability. The presentation recommends activities like reading, observation, volunteering, and networking to help achieve a top 10% ranking. It concludes by thanking the audience and providing contact information.
The document discusses factors that influence successful project delivery. It identifies five key factors: initiating projects strategically; understanding stakeholders and their influence; managing expectations and risks appropriately; having strong working relationships across the delivery chain; and defining success in terms of outcomes and benefits, not just outputs. It also provides examples of both successful (London 2012 Olympics) and challenged (UK mobile policing) projects to illustrate lessons learned.
The document summarizes the use of Lean techniques by Natural Resources Wales to improve the management of flood defence projects. Key issues causing delays were identified through root cause analysis including long approval times. Metrics were collected and analyzed, finding that changes in 2013 increased delays from -0.4 to 10.2 weeks on average. Improvements to approvals processes and supplier management reduced delays. Further work is still needed as approvals remain the top cause of delay. Lean techniques like risk forecasting and justifying programs can continue improving project timelines.
Diversity in change - alternative perspectives on criteria for success webinar, 14th April 2016
Thursday 14th April 2016
Presented by Sarah Coleman and Kent Thomson
This document provides information about the Association for Project Management's (APM) Registered Project Professional (RPP) program. It outlines the requirements and process for becoming an RPP, including demonstrating competence in core project management areas through qualifications, experience, and a portfolio of evidence. The portfolio is assessed initially, and if successful, candidates must pass a professional review interview. Becoming an RPP recognizes individuals able to manage complex projects and leads to benefits like enhanced professional status and use of post-nominal letters.
APM Programme Management SIG.
Equipping Programme Managers for Global Success - International Construction Measurement Standards: what are they and why have them?, Amanda Clack and Alan Muse, 10 March 2016
This was a thought provoking talk on project leadership that is aimed to help one to lead oneself and others more effectively in a project context.
In this talk, Susanne Madsen discussed the differences between management and leadership and how it relates to a project manager. Delegates learned to avoid fire fighting, unhappy clients and project failure and instead use the project they are currently working on to propel themselves to the next level.
Through powerful strategies, Susanne showed how one can increase performance, become a project leader, and differentiate oneself from the competition.
No matter one's role or level of experience there were powerful lessons to be learned from this talk:
Understanding the differences between management and leadership
Applying the strategies that will make you a project leader
Building effective relationships with stakeholders
Building a highly motivated team
Continuously improving and innovating
Expanding comfort zones
Asking for feedback
Focussing on the 20% of activities that add to 80% of results
Coping with disruptive change with Steve Beaumont held in the Holiday Inn Notts Derby on 18th February 2016.
The only constant is Change. Change is happening in every market, faster and more disruptively than ever before. A business must have the flexibility and agility to adapt to changing business conditions. As the pace of change accelerates the organisations are not adapting quickly.The volume, complexity, and urgency of change is increasing Programmes are not responding appropriately
A presentation made by Ann Pilkington to the APM South East branch and People SIG on 6th February 2014, in Swanley near Kent.
Ann has kindly provided some notes with her slides.
On Tuesday 26th November 2013 in the heart of Birmingham ProgM SIG staged “Delivering more 4 less: using programme management to achieve transformational change in times of austerity." The SIG had promised an event that weaved together the four ‘C’s’ theme namely collaboration, change, community and competence, drawing on a wealth of experience from across the public sector. http://bit.ly/progmm4l
Merv Wyeth, ProgM Chair introduced the conference by describing how the event had been designed with the intention of providing delegates with a high return on their personal investment – i.e attendance and participation #eventroi. The big idea was that the day should be an enjoyable shared experience that offered an exceptional opportunity for learning, motivation and networking in the field of programme management.
Time and space was built into the programme to enable the audience to interrogate (police were present), and otherwise question, speakers. They were also given the opportunity to vote in polls on issues and questions that speakers posed, which offered additional insights into audience perception and sentiment which otherwise would not have been available.
The conference offered the chance for Jim Dale to provide a ‘sitrep’ on his ProgM-backed
Collaborative Change research namely “Using research to improve the delivery and effectiveness of change programmes and projects” previewed in last month’s show-case webinar. During his presentation Jim provided an update of the story so far, thanked those who had already participated either in an interview or by completing the survey. ProgM would like to extend the opportunity to all those currently, or previously, involved in programme management and related collaborative activity to participate in this important Collaborative Change survey.
On the day, Steve Wake, newly appointed Chair of APM Board, was available to round-up the proceedings and provide a special vote of thanks to his Board colleagues, the organising committee and our generous sponsors, BMT Hi-Q Sigma. He reminded those present of the ongoing Strategy 2020 initiative of “Listening, learning and leading” that complements events of this type.
One delegate (Neil White) wrote “A constant theme, running like a golden thread throughout the day, was that effective programme management is a necessary and complimentary bedfellow of collaboration, and an important ingredient in delivering successful transformational change.
Whereas projects are essentially objective and enable the effective development and delivery of ‘products’ (some of which are can be very big products!) it was recognised that programmes are much more subjective and must be sensitive to the environment in which they are operate.
Rather than see them as obstacles, programme managers must respect and be prepared to exploit the systems and organisations surrounding them to their mutual benefit.
The document summarizes key points about culture and strategy at Edinburgh Airport. It discusses how developing an inclusive culture that engages employees can help ensure success more than strategy alone. Facts are provided about passenger numbers and awards received by the airport. New investments and airline agreements are noted. The launch of a new brand and logo is described as rooting the airport firmly in Edinburgh. A quote from an employee expresses feeling like part of the solution due to the new culture.
This presentation was given by Guy Hindley (member of the APM Planning, Monitoring & Control SIG) at a recent South East branch event. In his presentation, Guy gave a very informative insight to the world of planning, whilst going through the value of undertaking effective planning & the foundation to successfully delivering any project.
APM Programme Management SIG Conference.
Equipping Programme Managers for Global Success - The evolution of programme management: insights from an international perspective, Reinhard Wagner, 10 March 2016
The document discusses how PMOs and status reporting need to change to keep up with modern information consumption habits. It notes that status reports and PMO information are often overloaded and not tailored to what stakeholders actually need or want. It advocates moving to a real-time, on-demand model where relevant updates are easily accessible to interested parties, rather than periodic large reports sent to wide distributions. This would better reflect how people now access information online and on social networks. The document also suggests improving information management practices within PMOs and programs to support collecting and reporting data in a real-time, ongoing manner.
The Digital Destinations project is an ESRC-funded research project run by Bournemouth University that aims to help local tourism businesses improve their use of digital technologies. Pioneer Expeditions, a small adventure tour operator, participated in workshops covering online marketing strategies. Pioneer's objectives were to increase engagement on their website and through email campaigns. Tactics included redesigning email newsletters and optimizing website content and calls to action. While full outcomes were not achieved due to time constraints, Pioneer saw increased email open rates and plans to continue digital improvements. Challenges included balancing the project timeline with their busy season.
Managing projects across borders in East Asia
Hong Kong branch
by Stuart Gethin, Associate Director, Programme and Project Management at Arup
Tuesday 19th May 2015
This document summarizes the key points of "The Lazy Project Manager" methodology. It advocates embracing laziness to work smarter, not harder. It discusses that projects naturally follow a pattern of being thick at the start and end but thinner in the middle. It also notes important phases like managing sponsors upfront and focusing on retrospectives. Overall, it promotes prioritizing tasks, delegating where possible, and staying calm under pressure to get the most work done with the least effort.
This presentation was delivered by Donal O'Connell at an APM Thames Valley Branch event in April 2013. More details of the event can be viewed here http://www.apm.org.uk/news/dissecting-open-innovation
This document discusses managing risks associated with building information modeling (BIM) in Hong Kong construction projects. It begins by defining BIM and explaining its purposes and misconceptions. It then discusses who is typically involved in BIM, including owners, architects, engineers, suppliers, and contractors. The document outlines key risks for these parties, such as intellectual property, insurance, professional terms of engagement, and coordination of the BIM model. It also discusses opportunities that BIM presents if risks are properly managed, such as increasing efficiency and completing projects on time and on budget. The document concludes by advising embracing change, seizing opportunities, and differentiating services to realize BIM's benefits.
This document discusses creativity and problem-solving in project management. It is authored by Tom Taylor, who leads several organizations. The document provides examples of common problems that arise in projects and suggests techniques for managers to consider when facing issues. These techniques range from taking no action to delegating the problem or cultivating a culture where creativity is valued. The author concludes that thinking may not be the key to creativity and that wisdom may be a better approach for managing projects and teams.
This document appears to be a presentation about project management skills and development. It includes photos and quotes from project managers. Some key points discussed are the Dreyfus model of skill acquisition, spending time on proactive vs reactive activities, developing personal margins and awareness, and engaging with others to expand learning and adaptability. The presentation recommends activities like reading, observation, volunteering, and networking to help achieve a top 10% ranking. It concludes by thanking the audience and providing contact information.
The document discusses factors that influence successful project delivery. It identifies five key factors: initiating projects strategically; understanding stakeholders and their influence; managing expectations and risks appropriately; having strong working relationships across the delivery chain; and defining success in terms of outcomes and benefits, not just outputs. It also provides examples of both successful (London 2012 Olympics) and challenged (UK mobile policing) projects to illustrate lessons learned.
The document summarizes the use of Lean techniques by Natural Resources Wales to improve the management of flood defence projects. Key issues causing delays were identified through root cause analysis including long approval times. Metrics were collected and analyzed, finding that changes in 2013 increased delays from -0.4 to 10.2 weeks on average. Improvements to approvals processes and supplier management reduced delays. Further work is still needed as approvals remain the top cause of delay. Lean techniques like risk forecasting and justifying programs can continue improving project timelines.
Diversity in change - alternative perspectives on criteria for success webinar, 14th April 2016
Thursday 14th April 2016
Presented by Sarah Coleman and Kent Thomson
This document provides information about the Association for Project Management's (APM) Registered Project Professional (RPP) program. It outlines the requirements and process for becoming an RPP, including demonstrating competence in core project management areas through qualifications, experience, and a portfolio of evidence. The portfolio is assessed initially, and if successful, candidates must pass a professional review interview. Becoming an RPP recognizes individuals able to manage complex projects and leads to benefits like enhanced professional status and use of post-nominal letters.
APM Programme Management SIG.
Equipping Programme Managers for Global Success - International Construction Measurement Standards: what are they and why have them?, Amanda Clack and Alan Muse, 10 March 2016
This was a thought provoking talk on project leadership that is aimed to help one to lead oneself and others more effectively in a project context.
In this talk, Susanne Madsen discussed the differences between management and leadership and how it relates to a project manager. Delegates learned to avoid fire fighting, unhappy clients and project failure and instead use the project they are currently working on to propel themselves to the next level.
Through powerful strategies, Susanne showed how one can increase performance, become a project leader, and differentiate oneself from the competition.
No matter one's role or level of experience there were powerful lessons to be learned from this talk:
Understanding the differences between management and leadership
Applying the strategies that will make you a project leader
Building effective relationships with stakeholders
Building a highly motivated team
Continuously improving and innovating
Expanding comfort zones
Asking for feedback
Focussing on the 20% of activities that add to 80% of results
Coping with disruptive change with Steve Beaumont held in the Holiday Inn Notts Derby on 18th February 2016.
The only constant is Change. Change is happening in every market, faster and more disruptively than ever before. A business must have the flexibility and agility to adapt to changing business conditions. As the pace of change accelerates the organisations are not adapting quickly.The volume, complexity, and urgency of change is increasing Programmes are not responding appropriately
A presentation made by Ann Pilkington to the APM South East branch and People SIG on 6th February 2014, in Swanley near Kent.
Ann has kindly provided some notes with her slides.
On Tuesday 26th November 2013 in the heart of Birmingham ProgM SIG staged “Delivering more 4 less: using programme management to achieve transformational change in times of austerity." The SIG had promised an event that weaved together the four ‘C’s’ theme namely collaboration, change, community and competence, drawing on a wealth of experience from across the public sector. http://bit.ly/progmm4l
Merv Wyeth, ProgM Chair introduced the conference by describing how the event had been designed with the intention of providing delegates with a high return on their personal investment – i.e attendance and participation #eventroi. The big idea was that the day should be an enjoyable shared experience that offered an exceptional opportunity for learning, motivation and networking in the field of programme management.
Time and space was built into the programme to enable the audience to interrogate (police were present), and otherwise question, speakers. They were also given the opportunity to vote in polls on issues and questions that speakers posed, which offered additional insights into audience perception and sentiment which otherwise would not have been available.
The conference offered the chance for Jim Dale to provide a ‘sitrep’ on his ProgM-backed
Collaborative Change research namely “Using research to improve the delivery and effectiveness of change programmes and projects” previewed in last month’s show-case webinar. During his presentation Jim provided an update of the story so far, thanked those who had already participated either in an interview or by completing the survey. ProgM would like to extend the opportunity to all those currently, or previously, involved in programme management and related collaborative activity to participate in this important Collaborative Change survey.
On the day, Steve Wake, newly appointed Chair of APM Board, was available to round-up the proceedings and provide a special vote of thanks to his Board colleagues, the organising committee and our generous sponsors, BMT Hi-Q Sigma. He reminded those present of the ongoing Strategy 2020 initiative of “Listening, learning and leading” that complements events of this type.
One delegate (Neil White) wrote “A constant theme, running like a golden thread throughout the day, was that effective programme management is a necessary and complimentary bedfellow of collaboration, and an important ingredient in delivering successful transformational change.
Whereas projects are essentially objective and enable the effective development and delivery of ‘products’ (some of which are can be very big products!) it was recognised that programmes are much more subjective and must be sensitive to the environment in which they are operate.
Rather than see them as obstacles, programme managers must respect and be prepared to exploit the systems and organisations surrounding them to their mutual benefit.
The document summarizes key points about culture and strategy at Edinburgh Airport. It discusses how developing an inclusive culture that engages employees can help ensure success more than strategy alone. Facts are provided about passenger numbers and awards received by the airport. New investments and airline agreements are noted. The launch of a new brand and logo is described as rooting the airport firmly in Edinburgh. A quote from an employee expresses feeling like part of the solution due to the new culture.
This presentation was given by Guy Hindley (member of the APM Planning, Monitoring & Control SIG) at a recent South East branch event. In his presentation, Guy gave a very informative insight to the world of planning, whilst going through the value of undertaking effective planning & the foundation to successfully delivering any project.
APM Programme Management SIG Conference.
Equipping Programme Managers for Global Success - The evolution of programme management: insights from an international perspective, Reinhard Wagner, 10 March 2016
The document discusses how PMOs and status reporting need to change to keep up with modern information consumption habits. It notes that status reports and PMO information are often overloaded and not tailored to what stakeholders actually need or want. It advocates moving to a real-time, on-demand model where relevant updates are easily accessible to interested parties, rather than periodic large reports sent to wide distributions. This would better reflect how people now access information online and on social networks. The document also suggests improving information management practices within PMOs and programs to support collecting and reporting data in a real-time, ongoing manner.
The Digital Destinations project is an ESRC-funded research project run by Bournemouth University that aims to help local tourism businesses improve their use of digital technologies. Pioneer Expeditions, a small adventure tour operator, participated in workshops covering online marketing strategies. Pioneer's objectives were to increase engagement on their website and through email campaigns. Tactics included redesigning email newsletters and optimizing website content and calls to action. While full outcomes were not achieved due to time constraints, Pioneer saw increased email open rates and plans to continue digital improvements. Challenges included balancing the project timeline with their busy season.
This document outlines a social media strategy workshop for developing effective social media strategies for nonprofits. It discusses evaluating current social media use, brainstorming goals and areas for improvement. An example strategy is presented for a Bonner Foundation Snapchat takeover campaign, outlining the goals, actions, and results at each step, including developing guidelines, launching a application process, and creating promotional materials. Tips are provided on common mistakes to avoid and useful tools for social media strategies.
MySemester is a web-based studying tool that notifies students of upcoming deadlines and suggests when and how to study based on prior student data. It aims to help students with time management, procrastination, and improving their grades. The target market is millennial students pursuing business or STEM degrees with C-B averages who need help saving time and improving time management skills. MySemester will position itself as a collaborative and time efficient tool through forums and stressing timely focused studying. It will be priced at $9.99 biannually and use social media, relationship marketing, and content marketing for promotion.
SMPS Alaska Chapter Presentation - 8-27-13Kathy Day
This document summarizes the key elements of an effective public relations plan and campaign, including research, goals, objectives, strategies, tactics, timelines, budgets and evaluations. It provides examples of tactics that have worked well for other organizations, such as collaborative videos, blogs, social media and events. The document also introduces some online tools that can help with public relations efforts, like Pitchengine.com for presentations, Smartsheet for project management, and Tagxedo for visual word clouds. It concludes by soliciting any questions from attendees.
The document outlines several proposed promotional products for a Romanian high school. It describes brainstorming sessions that proposed ideas like a mobile app, magazine, brochure, and short film. Students and parents provided feedback on which subjects and activities had the highest recognition for the school. The team worked on tasks like creating a 3rd issue of an English magazine, designing a new brochure, and filming a short promotional video. Some products like the app failed due to technical difficulties, while others like the magazine and stationery were successful. Lessons learned included improving time management, distributing work evenly, and considering technical limitations.
October 2010 - Marketing Roundtable - Sean HickeyAnnArborSPARK
As marketing and sales become less discrete activities, alignment is increasingly critical. The marketing discipline now includes a wide range of functions to help identify, nurture, and close sales. This panel of industry experts will review topics like demand generation, CRM/database tools, call centers, and the best ways to integrate these elements to enable your sales force and improve their results.
Your Poster is Ugly: Tales from a Multi-Year Digital Recruitment CampaignSarah Khan
The document summarizes a two-year digital recruitment campaign conducted by Western University's Department of Visual Arts and Faculty of Arts & Humanities. It describes how they identified declining enrolment as a problem, made the case for changing outdated recruitment materials, and developed a comprehensive paid and organic Facebook campaign featuring authentic student profiles and videos. Key learnings included individual student stories and short videos performed best, and measuring campaign results allowed them to improve strategies over two years, meeting enrolment targets. The presentation provides tips for other institutions to conduct effective digital recruitment campaigns.
Get some editorial calendar basics, followed by behind the scenes tours of 3 nonprofit editorial calendars. Presented at 18NTC in New Orleans, April 2018. #18ntc #18ntcedcal
The document discusses how applying agile principles from software development can benefit marketing. Some key benefits of agile marketing include being more adaptable to changing markets, learning from failures more quickly through iteration, and delivering interactive projects on time. Challenges include getting marketers accustomed to focusing on smaller iterations rather than long-term storytelling and dealing with existing mandated planning cycles. The document provides examples of companies using agile marketing principles and advice on how to introduce agile to leadership.
In this pitch, I talk about my path as a social entrepreneur and what I see as the key factors for succeeding as a social entrepreneur, or as a social enterprise
Need help planning a program on campus? Follow these steps to planning & implementing programs and events. This presentation was created by the Montana State University Billings Student Union & Events Office
Changing the World one WordPress Site at a TimeLesley Molecke
How we built a successful, distributed WordPress firm serving nonprofits
Video at http://wordpress.tv/2016/07/04/lesley-molecke-changing-world-one-wordpress-site-at-a-time-built-successful-distributed-firm-serving-nonprofits/
Presented at WordCamp Europe, Vienna Austria, June 2016
After struggling as a young HubSpot VAR in early 2013, Innovative Marketing Resources began developing a detailed content marketing strategy for prospects during the sales process, which resulted in 20 new retainer accounts in just 6 months! The Content Marketer's Blueprint (CMB) was just getting started.
If you missed our story at Inbound 2013, join Max Traylor and Brian Signorelli to hear how over 50 HubSpot VAR agencies are using the CMB process to sell and service inbound marketing retainers.
Mining Research & Data to Understand the Customer Journey and Pin Point Frict...Gina Calcaterra Bhawalkar
Gina Bhawalkar presented a methodology for mapping customer journeys using existing research and data. The 7-step approach includes: 1) forming a team and scoping the journey, 2) accumulating existing research, 3) synthesizing insights, 4) mapping the journey, 5) validating the map with customer interviews, 6) visualizing the map, and 7) prioritizing actions. The goal is to understand pain points and improve the online checking account application process using a low-cost, research-backed approach to customer experience design.
This document provides a method for content leaders to identify high-impact content initiatives. It involves a two-step process: 1) being a detective to find known business and content priorities by talking to stakeholders and rating importance, and 2) being a learner to assess strategic, content, and practice readiness by evaluating strengths and gaps. Examples are given of applying this method to potential initiatives around improving customer experience and encouraging energy conservation. The overall goal is to select initiatives that align with organizational needs and priorities and that the content team is ready to implement successfully.
From Chaos to Success How Better Cost Accounting can Propel Your Company to H...Journyx, Inc
The document outlines Curt Finch's presentation on how better cost accounting can help companies transition from chaos to success. It discusses how Journyx helps companies track time, expenses, projects and other costs to gain insight and improve cost estimations. The presentation details a four stage process for companies to follow - from initially tracking costs to putting systems in place with goals and KPIs and improving resource allocation to achieve success.
The document provides ground rules and an overview for an online session. It discusses being interactive, asking questions, muting microphones when not speaking, and sharing experiences. It then introduces the speaker and provides basics about projects, programs, and operations. A story is presented about a chef named Sanjeev adding a new pizza to his menu as a project. The differences between projects and operations as well as project stages are outlined.
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APM webinar hosted by the Scotland Network on 14 May 2024.
Speakers: Chris Drysdale and Peter Huggett
An interactive session discussing how Project Managers can identify mental health symptoms, provide tools to help themselves and others, plus also increase the capabilities of the Project Management function. This webinar was held on 14 May 2024.
The covid-19 pandemic led to concerns about a worsening of mental health & wellbeing across the world and increased awareness in both society and the workplace. This webinar looks to advise the benefits of having a Mental Health First Aid function in the workplace whilst also providing tools and techniques that can be readily used and applied to yourself and colleagues. Additionally, there are wider benefits to Project Management which will be proposed and discussed.
Making communications land - Are they received and understood as intended? webinar
Thursday 2 May 2024
A joint webinar created by the APM Enabling Change and APM People Interest Networks, this is the third of our three part series on Making Communications Land.
presented by
Ian Cribbes, Director, IMC&T Ltd
@cribbesheet
The link to the write up page and resources of this webinar:
https://www.apm.org.uk/news/making-communications-land-are-they-received-and-understood-as-intended-webinar/
Content description:
How do we ensure that what we have communicated was received and understood as we intended and how do we course correct if it has not.
APM Welcome
Tuesday 30 April 2024
APM North West Network Conference, Synergies Across Sectors
Presented by:
Professor Adam Boddison OBE, Chief Executive Officer, APM
Conference overview:
https://www.apm.org.uk/community/apm-north-west-branch-conference/
Content description:
APM welcome from CEO
The main conference objective was to promote the Project Management profession with interaction between project practitioners, APM Corporate members, current project management students, academia and all who have an interest in projects.
Projecting for the Future: Harmonising Energy and Environment
Tuesday 30 April 2024
APM North West Network Conference, Synergies Across Sectors
Presented by:
Graham Winch, Professor of Project Management, Alliance Manchester Business School
Conference overview:
https://www.apm.org.uk/community/apm-north-west-branch-conference/
Content description:
APM launched Projecting the Future in June 2019 to debate the challenges and opportunities for the profession, building on the 2017 Future of Project Management exercise conducted by Arup and University College London. This presentation provides the initial results from this third phase of reflection on the future of our profession.
The main conference objective was to promote the Project Management profession with interaction between project practitioners, APM Corporate members, current project management students, academia and all who have an interest in projects.
New to Nuclear - Transition into nuclear from other sectors
Tuesday 30 April 2024
APM North West Network Conference, Synergies Across Sectors
Presented by:
Elaine Falconer, Head of Profession for Project Management, Jacobs
and
Karen Williams, Project Manager, Jacobs
Conference overview:
https://www.apm.org.uk/community/apm-north-west-branch-conference/
Content description:
In this session, Jacobs shared insights and learning from its ‘New to Nuclear’ programme designed to support mid-career and lateral entrants whose existing skills and expertise can be utilised in the nuclear sector.
The main conference objective was to promote the Project Management profession with interaction between project practitioners, APM Corporate members, current project management students, academia and all who have an interest in projects.
Tell us what to do, not how to do it
Tuesday 30 April 2024
APM North West Network Conference, Synergies Across Sectors
Presented by:
Alan Livingstone, Project Delivery Lead, UK&I Water Sector, Stantec
Conference overview:
https://www.apm.org.uk/community/apm-north-west-branch-conference/
Content description:
How the Stantec Project Management Framework provides our PMs with the flexibility to deliver projects of varying complexity, across a variety of different sectors, within a Global Organisation.
The main conference objective was to promote the Project Management profession with interaction between project practitioners, APM Corporate members, current project management students, academia and all who have an interest in projects.
The Future is Fractional
Tuesday 30 April 2024
APM North West Network Conference, Synergies Across Sectors
Presented by:
Karen Frith, Founder & Managing Partner, Greenlight Partners
Conference overview:
https://www.apm.org.uk/community/apm-north-west-branch-conference/
Content description:
Discovering the transformational impact of working with fractional experts. Learning how businesses and professionals are embracing fractional roles and how they’re redefining work structures for optimal agility and efficiency.
The main conference objective was to promote the Project Management profession with interaction between project practitioners, APM Corporate members, current project management students, academia and all who have an interest in projects.
Lessons learned across projects
Tuesday 30 April 2024
APM North West Network Conference, Synergies Across Sectors
Presented by:
Barney Harle, Head of Major Projects, Manchester City Council
Conference overview:
https://www.apm.org.uk/community/apm-north-west-branch-conference/
Content description:
What are my key takeaways from working on a vast array of projects including the recent 30+ low carbon and decarbonisation schemes at Manchester City Council?
The main conference objective was to promote the Project Management profession with interaction between project practitioners, APM Corporate members, current project management students, academia and all who have an interest in projects.
Agile Adaptability: Navigating Project Management in a Dynamic World
Tuesday 30 April 2024
APM North West Network Conference, Synergies Across Sectors
Presented by:
Nathan Lumb, Partners Project Manager, GEIC
Conference overview:
https://www.apm.org.uk/community/apm-north-west-branch-conference/
Content description:
This presentation delved into the vital role adaptability plays in modern project management.
The main conference objective was to promote the Project Management profession with interaction between project practitioners, APM Corporate members, current project management students, academia and all who have an interest in projects.
Inclusive Practices in Project Management: Leveraging Digital Frameworks for Diverse Minds
Tuesday 30 April 2024
APM North West Network Conference, Synergies Across Sectors
Presented by:
Caroline Keep, PhD researcher Digitization in Education Organisation, University of Central Lancaster
Conference overview:
https://www.apm.org.uk/community/apm-north-west-branch-conference/
Content description:
This talk aimed to provide actionable insights and strategies for embedding inclusivity into the fabric of project management, thereby unlocking the new dimensions of productivity and innovation in the digital sphere.
The main conference objective was to promote the Project Management profession with interaction between project practitioners, APM Corporate members, current project management students, academia and all who have an interest in projects.
Leadership - the project professionals secret weapon
Wednesday 24 April 2024
APM East of England Network
Presented by:
Chris MacLeod
Keep up to date with the APM East of England Network:
https://www.apm.org.uk/community/east-of-england-network/
Content description:
“I’m a Project Manager”.
That’s often what we tell family, friends and peers when asked what we do. But is it really a fair description? It may well be our role title, but it probably doesn’t convey a lot of what we actually do.
This presentation and discussion is about going beyond the frameworks, processes and stereotypes associated with project management and exploring the leadership roles we all in fact perform.
“I provide leadership focused on delivering projects and change for organisations”
APM Project Management Awards - Hints and tips for a winning award entry webinar
Thursday 18 April 2024
The APM Awards overview and the resources of this webinar:
https://www.apm.org.uk/apm-awards/
Content description:
Ahead of the APM Awards 2024, find out from our expert panel what elements make a winning APM Award entry.
Learn how to choose the category best suited to you or your company.
Answers provided to those all-important questions:
-What importance does the criteria hold?
-What are the judging panel looking for?
-How should I structure my entry?
-What additional evidence is acceptable?
-What will give my entry an edge?
X hashtag: #APMawards
The Vyrnwy Aqueduct Modernisation Programme webinar
Wednesday 17 April 2024
APM North West Network
Presented by:
Katie Rowlands
The link to the write up page and resources of this webinar:
https://www.apm.org.uk/news/the-vyrnwy-aqueduct-modernisation-programme-webinar/
Content description:
Spotlight on the Vyrnwy Aqueduct Modernisation Programme and the challenges facing a large project within Cheshire.
The Vyrnwy Aqueduct Modernisation Programme is one of United Utilities largest projects focused on the modernisation of three 42” aqueducts that carry clean drinking water across the North West.
This webinar covered the Vyrnwy project and an insight into the project challenges that face a live project within the Cheshire area.
APM event hosted by the London Network on 10 April 2024.
Speaker: Nick Fewings, MD of Ngagementworks
In March 2022, Nick Fewings, Ngagementworks, MD of Ngagementworks, published Team Lead Succeed, based on his 30+years of both leading operational and project teams, and subsequently facilitating team development around the world.
It has become a best seller, with a 96% 5-star review rating, and has been read on 5 of the 7 continents.
In this interactive session, Nick will share learning from Team Lead Succeed that can be applied immediately and make a positive difference to your teamwork.
Nick will share the importance of knowing both WHO is in your team and also HOW effective your teamwork is.
Only 10% of teams achieve high-performance, with 50% being average and 40% dysfunctional.
In this session, delivered by award-winning conference speaker Nick Fewings, and author of best-seller Team Lead Succeed, Nick will share his 30+ years of leading teams and facilitating team development.
Nick has profiled 1,000 of individuals and worked with 100s of teams.
Those attending will benefit from understanding;
Why many projects fail to achieve their goals.
Not relying on just measuring KPIs.
The importance of knowing WHO is in your team, both from a behavioural and technical skills aspect.
The 16 areas of high-performance teamwork, and their importance.
https://www.apm.org.uk/news/team-lead-succeed-helping-you-and-your-team-achieve-high-performance-teamwork-2/
Currently Knowledge Transfer Subject Matter Expert (Commercial) in the UKDT PMO on the Peru Reconstruction Plan. Stuart has more than 25 years’ track record of commercial and contract management experience working across both public and private sector projects, as well as more than 20 years’ experience in the development and delivery of professional training. As well as working for Gleeds in the UK and Peru, Stuart has also worked in China for Gleeds and has supported people development in Gleeds’ offices in Egypt and Poland. Stuart has been well placed to support the adoption of the NEC and UK Cost Management best practice in Peru – he was Chair of the RICS New Rules of Measurement (NRM) initiative and was heavily involved in the creation of the RICS Black Book Guidance (best practice in cost management).
APM event hosted by the Midlands Network on 11 April 2024.
Speaker: Carole Osterweil
Data is power. AI changes everything.
If the claims about both are true, how can we ensure we use data and AI well? And what does it mean for the very things which make us human - our feelings?
In this workshop Carole will draw on material from her ground-breaking book, Neuroscience for Project Success: why people behave as they do to answer both questions.
“We like to think our decision making is completely rational. However, once there's an element of uncertainty, conscious assessments are only part of the story. Two other inputs, both subconscious and driven by our innate need to survive, have a big impact.
One, automatic reactions driven by cognitive biases, gets plenty of airtime.
The other input, our raw visceral emotions might be scary to talk about and less understood - but that’s not a reason to pretend they don’t exist!”
This interactive workshop will draw on material from Carole’s book, Neuroscience for Project Success: why people behave as they do, published by APM in 2022.
You’ll come away with:
a clear understanding of how the human brain works.
a framework that:
explains ‘why people behave as they do’.
makes it easier to talk about feelings in a matter-of-fact way (so that they become part of your conscious data set)
new insights into yourself and your projects in a world that’s often characterised by stress and disorder.
Act on these insights and you’ll see the impact - on your teams and stakeholders, your decisions about how to use data and AI, and ultimately your project outcomes.
AI in the project profession: examples of current use and roadmaps to adoption webinar
Wednesday 27 March 2024
Association for Project Management
Speaker panel:
Andy Murray, James White, James Garner, Karina Singh and Alex Robertson
The link to the write up page and resources of this webinar:
https://www.apm.org.uk/news/ai-in-the-project-profession-examples-of-current-use-and-roadmaps-to-adoption-webinar/
Content description:
Disruptive technology and accelerating change is the now the norm within business. Advancements that feel relatively recent are already becoming embedded into business-as-usual activity. AI is one such advancement; it is already being used and having real-world impacts across the project profession.
To help P3M professionals understand the implications of this change, APM invited representatives from organisations that have introduced or are preparing to introduce AI into their project workstreams, to explain their approach and share their insight with fellow professionals.
This webinar on explored how AI is currently being used in project and programme management, and how organisations are gearing up for its adoption.
Katharine works for WRAP which is a climate action NGO working in more than 40 countries around the globe to tackle the causes of the climate crisis and give the planet a sustainable future. In this session, you will learn about WRAP’s plastics programme and how sustainability has been incorporated as a core value in delivery of the programme, with the aim of inspiring the audience to take action in their own work.
Kai-Fu Lee predicted that AI would change the world more than anything in the history of humanity – even electricity. It would disrupt how we live and work, how we operate our businesses, the core products and services on offer and the way in which we build technology.
However, in 2024 the impact of AI can no longer be discussed in future tense. With Microsoft copilot now publicly available, the change is already upon us. There is no consultation period or ‘unsubscribe’ button.
Project management professionals are likely to be asked to manage AI projects - and we are expected to skilfully use AI in our daily work lives. While overwhelming, this is not the first time we’ve had to adapt.
Sarah helps her audience sharpen their cutting-edge skills by answering:
What do I need to know about AI right now?
If I’m asked to work on an AI project, what techniques do I need to be successful?
Where do I start my own learning journey to upskill and prepare?
Sarah’s expertise in advanced agile and experience in highly regulated Finance environments give her a unique perspective into balancing governance with technical innovation. She uses her own experience building an AI solution in 2023 to share practical, widely applicable concepts in an “AI for project managers” 101 style session.
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9. • Planning tools – Gantt, Risk assessment, PBS,
WBS
• Progress report for APM and Karen – allowing
us to analyse the success more frequently
• Managing Quality, Time, Cost
10.
11.
12. • Poster were not printed in time
• Graphic designer was late
• Red bull didn’t work out
• Lack of ‘what's in your fridge’ uploads
• We kept a risk log throughout the process which we
added to
• Made sure we had appropriate contingency plans
13. What did we do well?
• Worked well as a team
• Flexibility and Adaptability
• Stall in the atrium
• Innovative
What did we learn?
• Importance of communication
• Being realistic
• Naivety
• Professionalism
What would we do differently?
• Prioritise the APM challenge
• Utilise our resources more
• Select one deliverable
• Communicated more with certain
stakeholders
Recommendations we have
developed for future projects
• Ensure initial objectives are realistic
• Maintaining motivation
• Communicate with stakeholders
• Be cost effective whenever feasible
14.
15. • Lack of comments from external users (not as
self manageable as originally expected)
• Maintaining the site ourselves is feasible in
the short term
• Long term view seek out new owners –
possible first year students looking for project
management experience.
16. • Thank you to the APM for this opportunity
• Karen for embedding this opportunity into the
unit
• Russel (our mentor) for guiding us through the
process