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How to fail well...

Failure Is the new success. Here are five ways that you can embrace...

5 Skills Needed To...

Why do projects fail? It's a question that invites a lot of interest and...

Embrace the change: Getting...

New IT systems for a growing business can be an exciting prospect and...

Does a Project Manager...

What makes a successful project manager is a combination of their academic abilities,...
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How to use RAG Status...

Many projects and programmes use RAG status...

Using Covey’s Matrix to tame...

Good time management is something that often...

Avoiding Burn-Out: Five IT Project Management Self-Care Tips 

We invest a lot of time, energy and budget on the “self-care” of our IT projects, in terms of robust governance, strong PMO (Project Management Office) and world-class processes, etc – but do we pay enough attention to our individual or team’s self-care? Given the anecdotal stress, work-overload and burn-out in our industry, I’m thinking – NO.

Avoiding Burn-Out: Five...

We invest a lot of time, energy and budget on the “self-care” of our IT projects, in terms of robust governance, strong PMO (Project Management Office) and world-class processes, etc – but do we pay enough attention to our individual or team’s self-care? Given the anecdotal stress, work-overload and burn-out in our industry, I’m thinking – NO.

In I.T. Together:...

How an IT Project Management team handles and learns from mistakes and setbacks can significantly impact success, not just for the current project but across your whole current portfolio – and future projects too.

A Day In...

A Stoneseed BA’s day will vary depending on the client’s requirements and project type. Whether it’s an Agile, Waterfall or Hybrid environment and whether its product, Infrastructure, software or digital transformation project for example. The life of a Stoneseed Ba is very varied, on this particular day, it is a for a client who is delivering an Agile software upgrade and development project.

Straight Talk on...

Explore the newest edition of Straight Talk on Project Management, Volume VII, is now available as an eBook! Each year, we compile the finest of our blog content into a comprehensive volume, providing you with a one-stop resource for all things Project Management.

Choreograph your IT...

In IT Project Management we put so much effort into choreographing our deliverables and outcomes, the part of the process that our “audience” sees, but how much thought goes into what happens out of sight, behind the curtain?

The importance of...

When it comes to project management, Agile methods have revolutionised how we work. However, even the most flexible of approaches can benefit from a...

Lessons in failure...

Whilst it is widely accepted that project failure does happen, it isn’t the easiest of subjects to talk about. However, the more we face...

Eleven IT project...

When a colleague heard that I was heading to the RHS Tatton Garden Show in July, she said that even I couldn’t find project management teachings in the topsoil. Like most gardeners, I do love a challenge, so the gloves are, well, ON! Years of experience, and countless IT Projects under my belt, and a passion for plants and flowers! How hard can this be? Sow, here we grow!

Can AI help...

It is widely acknowledged that advances in artificial intelligence (AI) can aid with decision-making processes. This is done through the evaluation of data and...

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