Springing into the Virtual DevOps Enterprise Summit, Europe 2021

Ah spring… the flowers start to bloom, the sun finally starts to make an appearance, people come out of hibernation, and patio brunches become the regular. Oh, and it just so happens that one of our favourite events of the year takes place too, providing the perfect opportunity for the DevOps community to come together:...

Ethics & Project Management: What You Need to Know

The important role played by ethics in project management is something which is quite often overlooked when considering the responsibilities of a project manager. Not only is a PM responsible for the various budgets, deadlines and deliverables of the project but they should also be highly aware of both the company’s code of conduct as...

Workplace Design: How to Create a Space Where Productivity Flourishes

Productivity is influenced by a huge number of factors such as experience, skills, technology at hand and how clear task scheduling is. Some of these factors you can change and others you can’t, but one major element which can improve productivity which you can control is the workplace design of your work space. While the...

3 stress management tips for project managers that won’t stress them even more

There’s an endless supply of stress management tips for project managers. And while this advice is well-intentioned, most of it isn’t that helpful – because it’s not aligned with the day-to-day reality that project managers face; a reality that isn’t characterized stress/no-stress, but by a continuum of stress. In other words: there’s really no such...

Evolving project management terms for the new world of work

There are several good glossaries that define and standardize key project management terms, including versions from the PMI, APM, CIO.com, and many others. However, like language itself, lexicons are dynamic and organic – which means that they shift over time to capture new thinking, and just as importantly, shed expired notions. With that in mind,...

When Outsourcing Makes Sense

The idea of outsourcing has long been a debatable topic, but with 24% of employed people doing some or all of their work from home, your best talent might be sitting in their own living room. There are many ways in which freelancers make more sense than in-house employees, so it’s best to explore the...

What Are Some Common KPIs in Project Management?

Good project management should always involve clarity of direction for your team as well as transparency of progress for other stakeholders. One of the most important ways of achieving both of these is by using key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor project progress. There are many different kinds of KPIs for project management, and they...

How Valuable is the PMP Certification?

With over 750,000 professionals with Project Management Professional (PMP) certification across the world, the popularity of the diploma is clear, but what exactly is a PMP certification? The short answer is that it is a professional certification offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI). According to research from PMI, the project management industry only stands to...

Can Kanban Improve Your IT Workflow?

Today’s IT teams face more challenges than ever when it comes to producing quality deliverables quickly. As rapid changes in technology make mid-project changes more and more common, IT teams are turning to Agile methods to help them keep up. One popular choice is Kanban. This visual workflow management system actually stems from lean methods...

Project portfolio management: What is it and why does your business need it?

How often does one project determine the success or failure of an entire company? For small companies, fairly often. For large companies, almost never. Yet, no project is an island in any large enterprise. How it gets completed, how resources are utilized, how effectively teams collaborate during a project—all these things are indicators of the...