Tag: project manager

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...

Thinking about words in project management contexts that you use every day as a project manager is probably not something that you have given...

Interesting perspective from a Chief Experience Officer, Sandy, on how her organisation is making decisions – “we’re like a car that’s forgotten it has a steering wheel and more than one gear”. I love this metaphor. I can see the car missing turn offs and short cuts and the noise and smoke from driving along in first gear! What she means is that when the project team faces a challenge, or has a strategic decision to make, instead of weighing up what the problem really is and what would be best, it is culturally beholden to the in-house resources it already has at its disposal. Sandy thinks it may be a hangover from the pandemic. I suppose we all managed with what resources we could lay our hands on, became insular in our thinking, even adopting a scarcity mindset as we adjusted to the changing reality.

There are some common project manager mistakes you might make that are obvious. Unfortunately, though, there are others that you may not realise that...

For those starting out in a career as a project manager or maybe considering a career change into project management, there are a few...

A recent study showed that 26% of employees would leave their current jobs for a 5% pay raise. This says volumes about the current...

Because the terms "project" and "project manager" are open to so many different interpretations, employers are naturally wary of candidates who confidently call themselves...

I had a very interesting email exchange with a Director of HR this week about how the talent management lifecycle is becoming increasingly difficult...

It caught my eye. I cannot find robust research that backs it up, but I have to agree, that when you look through the...