Any project manager will be more than happy to tell you that all too often, managing a project can be an incredibly challenging and frustrating experience. There are the unexpected setbacks that can occur and of course the team members who are less cooperative than they might be. Then there are just the annoying pet […]
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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?
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Isn’t it beautiful when an IT Project team execute and implement with total cohesion from top to bottom? When colleagues become team-mates, and when leaders understand who they are leading, I think a team becomes almost unbeatable. LESSONS FROM A LEGEND The passing of the legendary footballer Sir Bobby Charlton, which is fairly fresh news
The highly anticipated shortlist for The Business Book Awards in partnership with Pathway Group 2023 has been announced for top business books published in 2022. Authors, publishers, and business figures gathered in London last month for the shortlist reveal party to celebrate the incredible breadth, diversity and quality of business books published last year. Now
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For all businesses, whatever the industry, it’s important to periodically look for ways to make improvements: whether that’s improvements to product and service offerings, to customer satisfaction levels or employee retention rates. Given the current economic climate, some industries, such as tourism and high-street stores, are struggling while other industries are managing to weather the
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Communication is one of those vital life skills; it involves information being transmitted between a sender and a receiver. It is the sender who gives the message – by whatever means – and the receiver who either gets the message verbally or in written form. The success of communication relies on the words themselves but
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The G20 has acknowledged that in order to address hampered and depressed growth in Europe, America, and the developing world, investments should be made in infrastructure projects. They claim that “The lack of infrastructure dramatically hampers the growth potential in many developing countries,” and believe that addressing this challenge without delay is the best way
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Many of us have fast paced and highly demanding jobs so it’s no surprise that burnout can occur. Detecting signs of burnout is not something that can be easily taught but, nevertheless, it is important. So let’s look at the 3 main signs of burnout – knowing about them could help you spot the signs
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The House of PMO, a professional body for PMO professionals has today launched the first-ever PMO Competency Framework written by the profession for the profession. The PMO Competency Framework is a guide for PMO professionals interested in assessing and developing organisation-wide, team and personal competences within a PMO environment. The guidance within the PMO Competency
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The House of PMO, a new professional body for PMO professionals was launched today by Lindsay Scott and Eileen Roden – the team behind the PMO Flashmob and The PMO Conference. The House of PMO (HoPMO), headquartered in the UK with an international reach, creates a home for PMO professionals where they can develop themselves,
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