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Expected to deliver more with less, responsible for multiple change initiatives simultaneously, internal and external pressures – this is what the world of the project or programme manager(PPM) looks like these days. But it’s not all bleak as there are also increasing opportunities out there. AXELOS has recently published its latest PPM Benchmarking Report 2019 […]
<img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6073" src="https://www.projectaccelerator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Excel-for-project-managers-300×133.jpg" alt="Excel for project managers” width=”300″ height=”133″ /> I’m not going to give some long-winded introduction on Excel, we are all professionals, we all open up Excel files and we get its importance in an organisation. Yet, the PM world still scoffs at it, so I’m going to rebut that notion […]
It can be tough to keep up with buzzwords in the project management world: in recent years we have seen ‘scrum teams’ using ‘game theory’ tactics to play ‘zero sum games’. A phrase that has risen to prominence recently is Agile. Familiar to those working in IT, the term is growing in popularity in a […]
When we’re in school, the path forward is clear. Participate in lessons, study for exams, make an effort on your projects. However, when it comes to our career, the path forward can be ambiguous. In this article, I will go over one of the paths you can take as a project manager to propel […]
Working remotely is slowly becoming the norm in workforces across the UK and around the world. In fact, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) predicts that by 2020, 50% of the UK’s workforce will be working remotely. As a project manager, you have to prepare for your company bringing in more remote working. After all, managing […]
Because the terms “project” and “project manager” are open to so many different interpretations, employers are naturally wary of candidates who confidently call themselves project managers, while being unable to produce any evidence that they are indeed project professionals. This is why most project organisations, businesses and public sector programmes, specify project qualifications as a […]
The answer as to whether machine learning and artificial intelligence will replace various roles in the workplace is one contingent on several very big factors; most notably the nature of the work in question and the relative sophistication of AI in the coming years and decades. For some aspects of project management there is […]
Mega-projects, better known as large-investment, complex and lengthy projects, bank on everything under the sun, from the right manpower to the right machinery and equipment. They are projects that carry risks associated with lengthy durations, frequent scope changes and cost overruns. Given that stakeholders invest huge sums of money in the project, project managers can’t […]
A new role emerges at organizations where technology is at the core of products. As more organizations seek to build the latest and greatest tech advances, many of them are seeking a new type of program manager: a technical program manager (TPM). Though this is a relatively recent role in the tech industry, TPMs have […]
Implementing changes internally within an organisation takes work. People are the main reason for and behind the change. Resource management is essential for businesses to meet existing and future needs. It is far more effective to assign resources with the right skills and availability to the right type of work. Broadly speaking, resource management allows […]