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PMBOK: the global standard transforming industrial project management

Managing an industrial project today bears no resemblance to what it was two decades ago. Ever tighter deadlines, changing regulations, overlapping technologies, clients demanding real-time visibility... In this scenario, goodwill and experience are no longer enough: method is needed.

NewsJuly 22, 2026

The strategic impact of a weak quality process: visible consequences and hidden costs

How much does it cost to win back a customer's trust after a quality failure? That cost rarely appears on an invoice: it is hidden in contracts that are not renewed, in orders that migrate to competitors and in the loss of a reputation that took years to build.

NewsJuly 15, 2026

How to lay out auxiliary spaces in an industrial building: offices, changing rooms or plant rooms

Designing an industrial building from scratch makes it possible to take key decisions at design stage. For example, how to lay out auxiliary spaces such as offices, changing rooms, toilets, plant rooms, secondary stores or rest areas.

NewsJuly 9, 2026

Managing complex projects: breaking the Iron Law is possible

At what point did we accept that a complex project should finish much later than planned and significantly over its initial budget? In many sectors this idea has been accepted far too easily: the increase in time and money is treated almost as an unavoidable toll.

NewsJune 23, 2026

How to design a frozen goods warehouse: what changes when it is designed for real use

If you think designing a frozen goods warehouse is about creating an enclosure capable of holding a given temperature, you are mistaken. It is never that simple. It also means working out how the facility will operate day to day, with goods in and out, door openings, order picking, internal traffic and the specific storage requirements of each company.

NewsJune 17, 2026

[PRINCE2 methodology] Should this project be stopped or go ahead?

How many projects carry on simply because they are already under way… and nobody questions whether it makes sense to continue? Sometimes, a timely withdrawal is a victory. Unfortunately, in many organisations stopping a project is seen as a failure, even though continuing without justification ends up being costly in time, money and the company's reputation.

NewsJune 10, 2026

Meaningful innovation: from technical idea to useful solution

How many technically brilliant solutions end up being a disappointment? Unfortunately, it happens far too often. There are advanced, complex developments that look well conceived on paper but, once put into practice, do not clearly solve the problem they were designed for.

NewsMay 13, 2026

Circular building: why sustainability starts before construction

Does it make sense to keep thinking that a building's sustainability is only about its energy consumption? No, we need to widen the focus. Sustainability starts when construction systems are chosen, processes are defined and the scope for adaptation over time is determined.

NewsMay 7, 2026

CAD/CAM in bespoke furniture projects: more precise design, manufacture and assembly

When it comes to made-to-measure pieces, mistakes are costly. A counter that does not fit properly, a structure that has to be corrected on the fly or a piece of furniture that seemed resolved on paper can turn into delays, cost overruns and wasted time. Working with CAD/CAM makes it possible to approach the project with full control from the outset.

NewsApril 7, 2026

How to design retail layouts in the age of algorithms

What does today's customer expect when they walk into a shop? To find what they are looking for, of course, but also something harder to measure: stimuli, ideas, combinations and suggestions that capture their attention almost instantly. Therein lies one of the great challenges of layout design for today's retail: capturing the interest of a customer who no longer responds as before.

NewsApril 1, 2026

The importance of zoning in industrial buildings and offices

The arrival of new staff, the launch of a product or simply the organic growth of the business often translates into the same physical problem: the workspace no longer works.

NewsMarch 11, 2026

How store design is changing in the era of omnichannel retail

Why does a store design that worked yesterday fall short today? We are seeing stores designed for a pattern of consumption that is no longer dominant. We are in the era of omnichannel retail, and the design of retail spaces needs to catch up.

NewsMarch 5, 2026