APM Podcast

The Golden Thread: What is the economic contribution of the project profession?

What is the true value of the project profession to the UK economy and society? That is the question that APM seeks to answer in its new research report, The Golden Thread. Expanding on research first published in 2019, the new report provides updated data on the contribution of the project profession in the context of the global disruptions of the past five years. In this podcast we share an edited recording of the launch event for the Golden Thread report. Download the report at https://www.apm.org.uk/resources/research/the-golden-thread/ [https://www.apm.org.uk/resources/research/the-golden-thread/]  Contact us: apmpodcast@thinkpublishing.co.uk [apmpodcast@thinkpublishing.co.uk]

A world first: Decommissioning a nuclear fusion machine

Emma meets Steve Gilligan, a programme manager who’s playing a critical role in the world's first decommissioning of a nuclear fusion machine. He works at Culham Campus, just outside Oxford, home to the Joint European Taurus, or JET, a tokamak machine where some of the world’s most important nuclear fusion experiments have taken place. But now JET’s days are over and Gilligan is tasked with taking apart and reusing and retrieving valuable resources from the tokamak. Using robots through remote handling is a key part of his focus. Steve shares what it’s like working on such an exciting and world-leading project, why humour is key when it comes to high-risk project management environments and why it’s always worth celebrating those project successes. Get in touch: apmpodcast@thinkpublishing.co.uk [apmpodcast@thinkpublishing.co.uk]

Leading the government property profession, with Lynda Rawsthorne

Professor Adam Boddison in conversation with the Head of the Government Property Profession, Lynda Rawsthorne. Sitting within the Cabinet Office, Lynda is responsible for the strategy for the whole government estate, which covers everything from hospitals to courts and offices. She describes her role as engaging, encouraging and motivating the 7,000-plus professionals who make up the property profession in government. Contact us: apmpodcast@thinkpublishing.co.uk [apmpodcast@thinkpublishing.co.uk]

National Trust, part 3: What’s it like to be a project management apprentice?

In the third and final part of our series on the National Trust, Emma is back at Dyrham Park near Bath to meet three project management apprentices who all started at the Trust in October 2022 and are nearing the end of their 18-month apprenticeship programme after sitting APM’s Project Management Qualification. So, what’s it like to be an apprentice in an organisation that puts project management at the heart of what it does? What have they learnt so far, what projects have they worked on and where might their future career take them? Contact us: apmpodcast@thinkpublishing.co.uk [apmpodcast@thinkpublishing.co.uk]

National Trust, part 2: Managing urban and net-zero programmes

In episode 2 of our three-part series on the National Trust, an APM Corporate Partner, Emma finds out about the Trust’s urban programmes and its work in renewables. As well as visiting Stoneford Community Garden in Dagenham, East London, she meets Jo Dmitri, a Senior Programme Manager leading a team of nine project professionals as part of the strategy work the Trust is doing in London to connect green spaces. Finally, Emma speaks to Dee Nunn, who works on the charity’s renewable energy investment programme, which is focused on achieving net zero by 2030. Contact us: apmpodcast@thinkpublishing.co.uk [apmpodcast@thinkpublishing.co.uk]