If you are leaving the Armed Forces, you may be entitled to IRTC, Individual Resettlement Training Costs of £534. IRTC is specifically designed to support your transition into civilian employment. Many service leavers use them to [...]
by Simon Parsons
If you are serving in the Armed Forces or approaching resettlement, you may be entitled to SLCs, Standard Learning Credits of £175 per financial year. SLC credits are designed to support professional development during service. When [...]
by Simon Parsons
The APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) is a 2.5-hour, mixed-format, scenario-based exam designed for project managers with around 2–3 years’ experience. It assesses applied knowledge across 24 competencies and 73 learning outcomes from the APM [...]
by Karin Maule
A strong project assurance framework provides confidence that projects are delivering what they should, while applying the right level of scrutiny for their complexity and risk. The key is proportionality. Too little assurance creates blind [...]
by Marisa Silva (The Lucky PM)
Project assurance principles provide a structured, risk-based foundation for improving governance and strengthening delivery confidence. When applied proportionately and supported by healthy culture, they reduce surprises, surface risk early and enable better decision-making across projects, [...]
by Marisa Silva (The Lucky PM)
Good project assurance is the structured, independent process of building confidence that projects will achieve their intended outcomes. Applying it effectively requires proportionality, risk-based oversight, strong escalation discipline and cultural maturity. This guide explains how [...]
by Marisa Silva (The Lucky PM)
Microsoft Planner Premium pricing in the UK starts at £7.70 per user/month (Plan 1), with Plan 3 at £23.10 and Plan 5 at £42.30, billed annually. Planner Basic is included with most Microsoft 365 [...]
by Nicole Pietrangelo
Many organisations invest in maturity assessments but struggle to turn the results into action. The issue is rarely the assessment itself. It is the absence of a clear maturity roadmap. According to Wellingtone’s annual State [...]
by Emma Arnaz-Pemberton
In today’s fast paced, change saturated business world, successful project delivery is not just a luxury. It is an operational imperative. The Project Management Office, or PMO, has emerged as the engine of structured change, [...]
by Emma Arnaz-Pemberton
Transitioning from the armed forces to project management can be challenging yet rewarding. As ex-armed forces embark on this transition, they often encounter unfamiliar terminology and concepts, making the path to project management seem daunting. However, this transition becomes much more manageable with the right guidance and demystification. In this article, we'll explore the process of army resettlement to project management, shedding light on key strategies and insights to help veterans navigate this transition successfully.
by Simon Parsons
This time last year, when writing about project management trends for 2025, I made a fairly unglamorous point (for consultants who just love to talk about macro trends, at least): most “emerging” trends weren’t really [...]
by Marisa Silva (The Lucky PM)
It's not sufficient to be excited about the future, though; you also need to be prepared. So, let’s delve into the emerging and developing PMO trends that will shape the industry in the enchanted year of 2026!
by Emma Arnaz-Pemberton
PMO careers rarely follow a straight or predictable route. Some people step into PMO from delivery roles, others transition from operational responsibilities, and many discover PMO through a chance assignment that sparks their interest. Once [...]
by Emma Arnaz-Pemberton
The fact is that change management is more than just necessary; it is essential for the organisation to get any value from doing projects. Why is that?
by Karin Maule
