Articles

Project Management Articles

Practical thinking on project delivery, governance, risk and training, alongside our growing PMP® knowledge library for professionals preparing for the current exam.

Why Governance Sometimes Feels Like Bureaucracy Rather Than Control

Why Governance Sometimes Feels Like Bureaucracy Rather Than Control

The paperwork isn't the problem. What breaks governance is process that keeps running after the decision behind it has gone missing.

Continue reading
What's the Real Difference Between PRINCE2 and Agile?

What's the Real Difference Between PRINCE2 and Agile?

PRINCE2 and Agile get treated as opposites in most training conversations, but the real distinction sits somewhere neither camp usually points to. Here's what actually separates them in practice.

Continue reading
When Should You Use Agile vs Waterfall?

When Should You Use Agile vs Waterfall?

Most teams treat this as a loyalty question. It isn't. The environment you're delivering into already tells you the answer, if you know what to look for.

Continue reading
Why Do Projects Fail Despite Good Governance?

Why Do Projects Fail Despite Good Governance?

Governance frameworks are supposed to stop projects going wrong. Plenty still do, even with every gate signed off. Here's why the paperwork can be perfect and the project still fails.

Continue reading
Does Change Management or Managing Benefits Increase Salary or Job Prospects?

Does Change Management or Managing Benefits Increase Salary or Job Prospects?

Change Management and Managing Benefits get lumped together as "the softer certifications." The salary evidence for each tells a different story, and only one of them answers the question directly.

Continue reading
Why Your PRINCE2 Project Keeps Failing Without a Business Case Discipline Behind It

Why Your PRINCE2 Project Keeps Failing Without a Business Case Discipline Behind It

A PRINCE2 project can hit every stage gate and still fail, because the method assumes the business case stays justified. It rarely does, unless someone is actually doing that work.

Continue reading