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AIPM and AIM enter partnership

The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) and the Australian Institute of Management (AIM) have entered into a partnership in recognition of the synergy between project management and general management.

September 12, 2016

News

Understanding project management for professionals

Project management associations worldwide are at the forefront of the push to have project management recognised as a profession, but what does professional project management look like? asks Dr Lynda Bourne.

July 5, 2016

10 attributes of successful project managers

What are those attributes that make a project manager great? What makes a manager successful in a real sense? Shikha Menwal chooses 10 traits of successful project manager.

February 5, 2016

Managing

Beyond ‘command and control’ in management

The PMBOK® Guide and most modern management texts emphasise the importance of leadership and motivation over directive control—Dr Lynda Bourne explains why.

December 9, 2014

Leadership

Is project complexity an excuse for bad management?

Pat Weaver believes complexity is poorly understood in management circles, leading to excuses for bad management when in fact complexity is being mistaken for ambiguity, which can be managed and controlled.

October 2, 2013