The Responsible Project Management Techniques Programme

SESSION 5: UNCERTAINTY

9 June 2025 ONLINE at 16:30 — 18:30 (BST)

Responsible Project Management, supported by The Schumacher Institute

This is the next interactive, small-group session that will explore practical techniques for systems thinking on projects.  We will focus on ways of finding and using gaps in knowledge to build resilience and contribute to adaptation. 

Each workshop will highlight one principle from the Manifesto for Responsible Project Management.  Relevant techniques will be introduced and there will be opportunities for practice and discussion.  Principle 5, and the focus of this session, is Uncertainty.

Projects and project management create the future, yet projects are frequently managed as a set of siloed activities and outputs.  It is time to see projects differently.  Responsible Project Management (RPM) aims to support individuals and organisations re-imagine project management as a series of interventions into a set of existing systems.  We need to uncover ways that projects can contribute to creating a better future.  A future that enables people and nature to flourish together. 

In all the sessions, you will be encouraged to apply the techniques in a project context that you are familiar with, past or present, to share ideas and explore management challenges from a range of perspectives.  To enable you to optimise the experience, you can choose the workshops most relevant to you.  Each session is booked separately.

The objective in this session will be to recognise gaps in knowledge and develop ways of encouraging information sharing among diverse groups of people, communities and organisations.  We will consider approaches to analysing gaps, assessing risks and generating options.  Metrics for assessing the scope, clarity and diversity of risks and opportunities will be introduced and practiced.

Further information about the programme can be found at: https://www.responsiblepm.com/the-rpm-studio

Early booking is recommended because the sessions are interactive, and numbers are limited.  The cost for each session is £10*.  If you join all ten workshops, the last one will be free to attend. 

*plus booking fee