Traditional strategy/project management language is vague and not rigorously and uniquely tethered to the real physical world. In contrast, PRUB-Logic exactly represents the physical world . I believe that this is a profound reason why the PRUB-Logic glossary (or similar) needs to be widely adopted as a strategy/project management standard. Every other profession has a glossary of words that are rigorously and uniquely tethered to each element of the real physical world of their profession so it’s astonishing that strategy/project management doesn’t. PRUB-Logic is the cavalry coming to the rescue.

I suspect that this session may leave many dumbfounded and confused. Not at PRUB logic but at the scale of rework that will have to be undertaken if we are to properly incorporate beneficial outcomes into our delivery objectives from cradle to grave. We may have gone up a blind-alley albeit with the best of intentions.

Project Management Competencies Decoded A conversation with Karen Thompson on the competencies required for managing projects successfully in the face of complexity and uncertainty. We will discuss work on mapping existing PM competency frameworks in combination with recent thinking on Sustainability Mindset (Rimanoczy et al, 2021) and the new principles-based approach articulated by PMI (2021). Karen Thompson, FSI FAPM FHEAis co-founder of the Responsible Project Management movement, member of the BSI committee for Project Controls, and PMI’s Curriculum Review Committee. She obtained her PhD in Project Management from Bournemouth University. Her work has won awards for teaching excellence, research impact, innovation and social good. Her current focus is the development of new competencies for Responsible PM. Carole Still is an International Educator, United Nations Management Coach, Liveryman in the Worshipful Company of Educators and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her lecturing expertise is in Leadership, Workplace Psychology, Conflict Resolution, Motivation, Mediation and the Art and Science of Networking. A passionate advocate of experiential learning, Carole leads the design and implementation of award winning MBA business simulations at Coventry University London. A qualified mediator and master practitioner in neurolinguistics programming, Carole’s doctoral research investigates the interpretation of skills mapped into the “official” curriculum.

Outline Half a century ago, a few truly heroic humans made their way onto the surface of Earth’s closest planetary body – its moon. We are now actively planning on returning humans to the Moon and then beyond. This presentation outlines the arguments for creating an academic unit to consider the longer-term and wider set of issues that result when we start to think about more than just a brief and infrequent venture onto extra-terrestrial bodies. What results is a panoply of topics/issues/challenges that will demand the very best of project/program/mission management. Presenter Andrew Edkins is an academic at UCL with experience and focus on built environment projects. His interest in ‘Off World Living” was sparked with a conversation about the European Space Agency’s interests in creating a ‘Moon village’. This then developed to the point of him proposing and founding the UCL Off World Living Institute.

This session should be of particular interest to those with an interest in oversight of major projects and leveraging the proper management and assurance of benefits through the supply chain. . IPA NAO that means you. Dr Phil Driver OpenStrategies Ltd Phil will introduce PRUB-Logic and demonstrate how absolutely crucial it is to understand Uses in order to avoid the creation of ‘Orphan Results’ that never get used. In his subsequent seminar, Phil will demonstrate how PRUB-Logic provides a powerful tool for accountability, in particular identifying who is accountable for Uses and Benefits.