UK CFOs and CIOs are talking more than ever — but still missing results. Discover why governance, not communication, holds the key to aligning technology delivery with business outcomes, and how IT PMaaS bridges the gap.
A recurring theme in IT project conversations lately, with colleagues and clients, is: “How come everything we do feels harder?”
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When King Charles IX forgot to tell France the New Year moved, chaos followed. Sound familiar? Avoid “April Fool” project moments with smart change communication and PMaaS support from Stoneseed.
Project management has evolved far beyond the confines of task allocation and timeline tracking. There’s now a much heavier focus on the ability to build relationships and navigate challenges as a team. At the heart of this evolution is the power of an extremely important soft skill: emotional intelligence, which is increasingly recognised as a critical,
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Navigating the PM landscape as a junior project manager can be both an exciting and challenging endeavor. With numerous responsibilities and expectations, it’s essential to equip yourself with the right technical skills to excel in this role. From mastering project management software to effective communication techniques, understanding these skills can set the foundation for a
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Discover how AI is reshaping IT project delivery — and why people still make the difference. From predictive planning to PMaaS, explore how human insight and teamwork keep technology on track.
IT Project Management in 2026 looks very different from just a few short years ago, but many of the challenges are the same – just worse.
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For decades, business success has been measured primarily through numbers: revenue, margins, growth rates, and market share. While these metrics remain essential, there is a powerful factor that often sits quietly in the background, underestimated and sometimes dismissed as “soft” or secondary. That factor is happiness. In a business setting, happiness is not about constant
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In an era defined by rapid technological change, global competition and constant economic disruption, the UK’s long-term prosperity depends not only on innovation and capital investment but also, and increasingly, on its people. Central to this is the concept of soft skills: the interpersonal, behavioural and cognitive competencies that enable individuals to work collaboratively, communicate
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“Of all our administrative staff, you’re the best paid by far.”
Ant from London is an experienced Project Leader, at his recent annual appraisal he was told this by the Director of People. It was meant kindly, motivational even, but it sums up one of the biggest misconceptions about project management. The idea that PMs are just administrators with fancy job titles.
Ant was fairly chilled out about the backhanded compliment, as PMs we know our value, his CIO took more of a dim view and gave the People Director a piece of his mind – we are with the CIO!
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