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Changing our minds – the evolution of IT project strategic thinking and decision making

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.

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Project manager mistakes you need to stop making

Insights

There are some common project manager mistakes you might make that are obvious. Unfortunately, though, there are others that you may not realise that you are making. The obvious ones, like promising too much and not being able to deliver it, are an obvious trap that it is all too easy to fall into. It’s

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A Beginner’s Guide To Becoming A Project Manager

Careers

For those starting out on a career as a project manager – or maybe considering a career change into project management – there are a few things to know to get off to the best start. Below is a useful beginner’s guide to becoming a project manager, listing some of the main attributes required and

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7 Project Manager Tips on How to Motivate Your Team

Leadership

A recent study showed that 26% of employees would leave their current jobs for a 5% pay raise. This says volumes about the current state of motivation in the modern workplace and is especially concerning when businesses now depend upon teams to get critical work done more than ever. Another interesting study from the Norwegian

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How do I become a Project Manager?

Careers

Because the terms “project” and “project manager” are open to so many different interpretations, employers are naturally wary of candidates who confidently call themselves project managers, while being unable to produce any evidence that they are indeed project professionals. This is why most project organisations, businesses and public sector programmes, specify project qualifications as a

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IT talent lifecycle – how to feel in control

Insights

I had a very interesting email exchange with a Director of HR this week about how the talent management lifecycle is becoming increasingly difficult to control. Among the key challenges, she told me, is the ever-accelerating rate of change in technology. IT is altering all aspects of managing the talent lifecycle. She said, “Imagine the

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If 8 out of 10 job ads ARE badly written. How to be one of the other two

Insights

It caught my eye. I cannot find robust research that backs it up, but I have to agree, that when you look through the ‘situations vacant’, you do see a lot of basic errors in grammar and spelling. Also, there’s often a lack of focus on who hirers are actually trying to attract. So, for

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When Angling For Exciting New Project Talent – Fish In Exciting New Pools And Don’t Use The Same Old Bait!

Careers, Insights

The internet has been brilliant for recruitment. As an employer, you can now Access Talent from wider pools than ever and through social media practically pre-interview prospective colleagues before they even set foot through your door. Despite this, a friend just complained about feeling uninspired by respondents to a recent job advert. She showed me

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Fake news! How untruths, half truths and lies really hurt IT projects

Insights, Leadership

In recent weeks, I’ve observed that there seem to be three ways of communicating ‘news’ in IT Projects. i) To communicate the news, update or information half as big as it is in reality. ii) To communicate the news, update or information twice as big as it is in reality. iii) To communicate the news,

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Prioritising IT projects has never mattered more

Insights, Leadership

IT Project prioritisation is crucial for your organisation. Selecting the wrong projects, which don’t deliver strategic value or the required ROI can impact the bottom line and mean that your business reduces its chance of hitting targets and achieving goals. You should take a day or two (or longer if your portfolio and budgets demand

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