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David Cotgreave

If you like David's blogs - he is now a published author - Straight Talk on Project Management (VOLUME III)- Free eBook. Why not download your copy today. http://www.stoneseed.co.uk/ebook David Cotgreave MBA, BSc (hons), PRINCE II, is Professional Services Director at Stoneseed, with over 20 years’ experience in IT Consulting. David has worked with organisations such as BT Engage IT and KPMG, before founding Stoneseed in 2009 and has gained considerable business experience whilst working with a wide range of organisations across the UK and Europe carrying out a range of strategy, review and implementation projects. David is currently responsible for leading the Programme and Project Management services offered by Stoneseed. Project Management as a Service (PMaaS) from Stoneseed offers clients access to Project Management staff, resources and tools at a flexible and predictable cost via a fully Structured Managed Service. www.stoneseed.co.uk
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Project Management Specalists Stoneseed Named Nottinghamshire Business of the Year

    Project Management service providers Stoneseed win two awards, Nottinghamshire Business of the Year and Nottinghamshire Small Business of the Year award. Stoneseed Ltd, an independent provider...
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A promotion is nice, a bonus is quickly squandered, in IT Project Management, it’s praise that pays

When motivating IT Project Management team members, praise, gratitude and recognition for 'a job well done' can be as powerful as a raise, a...
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Six lessons that IT Project Managers can learn from the world’s best athletes

Possibly, like me, you have been hooked on an outstanding summer of sport. Regular readers of my blogs will know that I take inspiration from...
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Never, ever fear failure. Seven powerful lessons you can learn when your IT project fails

I bet you can ride a bicycle now, am I right? How many times did you fall off whilst learning? How many plasters got applied...
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Is your project team made up of puppets or pioneers?

I recently had the pleasure of working with two IT Project Teams who are paradoxically both very similar and very different. The first, I'll call...
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Five tangles that could be damaging your IT project – and how to de-tangle them

I was just asked to cast ‘an experienced eye’ over an IT project that had gone off the rails. "I think it needs more governance,"...
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You’ll read many statistics about why IT Projects fail – now read one solution

I came across a statistic that I'd jotted down in an old diary. If I'm reading my scribbled note correctly it says that 97%...
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NINE LESSONS IT PROJECT MANAGERS CAN LEARN FROM THE LEICESTER CITY FAIRYTALE

  Probably like you, over the past week I have been rather swept away by the wonderful fairytale that is Leicester City's league title win...
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Balancing The IT Project Management Skills You Need With The Talent & The Resources You Have – Is PMaaS The Silver Bullet?

"To achieve success in all the projects that my Project Management Office is handling I need either an extra twenty staff or an extra...
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