By the Strategy and Planning Branch, Department of Defence
The International Centre for Complex Project Management (ICCPM) is a not-for-profit organisation. As an international Peak Body supporting complex project delivery, they strive to equip project professionals and organisations across all industry and government sectors with the specialised skills, knowledge and ability to effectively deal with complexity in project environments.
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ICCPM have many resources available to people, both free and through membership, including the ICCPM Complex Project Leadership Competency Standards and What is Complexity.
Resource Centre | Complex Project Management | ICCPM
Watch the video that gives an overview of complex projects and their management.
When looking at the ICCPM Dimensions of Project Complexity it is clear that a core requirement for success will be in the soft skills of communication and stakeholder engagement.
“A leader of a multi-billion dollar public sector IT project told me he spent more than half his time acting like a diplomat, cultivating the understanding and support of stakeholders who could significantly influence his project. Why? It's risk management. If something goes wrong, the project's fate depends on the strength of those relationships. And when something goes wrong, it's too late to start developing and cultivating them. Build your bridges before you need them."
Bent Flyberg, (Author of How Big Things Get Done and the Oxford Handbook of MegaProjects)
