The RPM Studio
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The Responsible PM Studio is a learning space created to develop understandings of how projects and project management can deliver better outcomes for people, the planet, and prosperity.
Sustainability requires a new approach to project management and to PM education. Growing awareness of complexity, uncertainty, and a need for adaptation in projects requires practitioners and educators to challenge assumptions and beliefs around existing PM practices, knowledge, and techniques. In this new learning space, a holistic approach is used to facilitate learning that connects beliefs, values, and knowledge with action.
Sustainable development can benefit from responsible project management. The Responsible PM Studio also aims to encourage use of project management techniques by those working in sustainability to accelerate the achievement of their objectives.
All Studio events use integrative, interconnected, and interactive activities to explore the context, complexity, and diverse interests in projects in new ways that will help deliver a more sustainable future.
Feedback from past workshops
“Many thanks for presenting such an energetic course that should be mandatory for all project managers. … this course highlighted areas where I needed to gain new skills and knowledge, which are easily applicable in both my personal and professional life.” (Sandro Quattrocchi MSc, PMP, MPM, 2023)
“I realised that projects undertaken irrespective of the size have … effects on the environment and society. Responsibility, sustainability and ethics [need to] to act as the foundational elements of the modern-day project management profession” (Sowmya, 2022)
“What I really took away from the workshop was the social impact that a project can have on stakeholders with different perspectives. This discussion evolved quite naturally in the team I was working with and was very powerful.” (Steve, 2021)
introduction to responsible project management
*** NEW Evening Course ***
31 january, 7, 21 & 28 february 2024 6-8pm (uk time Online)
This event will introduce the new concept of Responsible Project Management and is intended for those who wish to begin incorporating sustainability and responsible management practices into projects.
sustainability Mind shift for project management
*** Online Evening Course ***
8, 15, 22 May & 5 June 2024 6-8pm (UK Time)
Integrating sustainability into projects and project management requires a mind shift by project professionals. This event is intended for those with some experience of managing projects who wish to integrate sustainability thinking into their projects using Responsible PM concepts and techniques.
responsible project management for Sustainable Development
*** NEW online design ***
9, 16, 23 & 30 october 2024 6-8pm (UK Time)
Projects and project management create the future by enabling transition. This event is intended for those working in sustainable development who would like to explore a range of techniques for helping to accelerate the achievement of sustainable objectives.
A holistic approach
RPM Studio events combine project management constructs and principles with concepts from the sustainability mindset (Rimanoczy, 2017) to suggest new ways of thinking, being, and doing.
principles-driven
Sustainability, responsibility and project management principles are integrated into a coherent new framework for personal growth (Thompson and Williams, 2023). All RPM Studio events use this framework to develop learning activities that connect knowledge, beliefs, values, and action.
integrative and interactive
Concepts, models, reflection, and dialogue are combined to emphasise interconnectedness in ways that lead to personal learning. Participants are encouraged to consider their own practice, apply ideas in their work context, and develop practical resources.
All courses provide opportunities to join a growing international community of project people who are aiming to deliver a better future.