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How mergers and acquisitions can cement IT as a strategic business partner

Despite the slow economy and provisional estimates which suggested lower mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity at the start of 2023, there were 365 mergers and acquisitions involving UK Companies during Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2023 according to the Office of National Statistics.

There were inward M&A (foreign companies acquiring UK companies) in Quarter 1 2023 was £12.7 billion; and the total value of outward M&A (UK companies acquiring foreign companies) in Quarter 1 2023 was £2.9 billion.

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Insights, Programme Management

David writes blogs based on his many years in Project Management and also on ideas from the team here at Stoneseed. Light-hearted, insightful and funny, David’s blog cover all things Project Management, Leadership, Best Practice, PMO, Business Analysis and of course Project Management as a Service.

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Onboarding your IT Project’s end-users – the often-overlooked human success factor

Programme Management

Most IT Project Management teams are masters of the technical aspects of the project – all the i’s are dotted, and the t’s are crossed, the business case is clear and delivered (on paper at least) but what about the people who you need to implement your project on a day-to-day basis?

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Business Analysis – Driving business agility through the Covid pandemic

Programme Management

With the UK economy stuttering, businesses are having to react and become more resilient, leaner and more efficient. We are seeing a growth in the number Business Change projects, stoking demand for Business Analysis skillset.

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IT Project Teams are STILL driving competitive advantage

Insights, Leadership, PMO, Programme Management

IT Projects are perfectly placed to shape the future of business as we emerge from this pandemic

Businesses need to be leaner and more innovative.

It’s time for IT Project teams to say, “Hold our coffee, watch us do our thing” – this is our moment.

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All I need is a PPM tool and a PMO, right?

PMO, Programme Management

All of us work in organisations that have resources deployed to deliver our mission – be that delivering construction projects, developing software, providing education services – all sorts. Some are delivered as services, some as projects, some as assets or products. None of us can stand still. We are all driven to do more with

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It’s good to talk but difficult to communicate

Insights, Programme Management

One of the insights from this year’s AXELOS PPM benchmark report was that poor communication continues to be the biggest challenge hampering projects and programmes. Even with the availability of a vast choice of communication technology many project teams fail to communicate effectively. So, it might not be too much of a surprise that 35%

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Challenge of Change – What it means to be a Project or Programme Manager these days

Careers, Programme Management

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

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Straight Talk on Project Management VOLUME II – Free E-Book

Insights, Leadership, Programme Management

With the success of my first eBook, I am delighted to publish Volume II. The book covers a wealth of topics from Stonseed’s Project Management as a Service and our IT services, to an array Project and Programme Management issues. Volume II of Straight Talk on Project Management is now available for download as an

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Bubble Ltd, achieves global ISO 27001 certification for its information security management system.

Insights, News, PM Software, PMO, Programme Management

Cambridge, United Kingdom: 9th January 2018 Bubble, a leading provider of cloud-based Project Portfolio Management Software, today announced that it has received the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 security certification (ISO 27001), one of the most widely recognized and internationally accepted information security standards. The ISO 27001 designation formally confirms the company adheres to legal, physical,

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