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The APM Project Management Conference is fast approaching.

As the well-oiled machinery of the establishment cranks up for action over the next four weeks, it set me wondering about the skills and knowledge needed for success in the hustings, and the skills and knowledge needed for success in government.

The March issue of Project included a robust challenge from David Shannon on the role and value of Project Management Offices.

Being interviewed for Project certainly made me revisit this question.

A recent APM Aberdeen Chapter one day conference offering project management professionals the opportunity of Developing your skills for successful projects, suggested that marriage guidance techniques could be of value to project managersA presentation by Raymond Stadnik, from Monitor, was particularly intriguing, because of a suggested approach to whats normally called supply chain management.

A visit last weekend to the newly redeveloped Ashmolean Museum in Oxford brought home the undeniable fact that people are at the heart of projects.