Your path to business agility
Evidence of a mini “left behind generation” is beginning to emerge in the UK, which should serve as a warning signal to those predicting a relatively harmless outcome of Brexit. When the financial crisis hit in 2008, unemployment in the UK rose. However, though Britain is currently going through an unprecedented employment boom, those who...
Online project management tools and software have been absolute game-changers for project teams and their managers since they began to be widely adopted. But, as with many elements of the tech revolution, one ground-breaking innovation is immediately followed by dozens of imitators looking to ride the coattails of the original’s success. So how can a...
For a project manager to become truly successful, they must have the ability to align their project within the greater context of the company. Understanding the core business strategy is the key to reaching a positive outcome. Strategic alignment and delivery shouldn’t be a conversation solely reserved for senior-level executives—as the results affect everyone within...
Apologizing at work can take a lot of guts and humility but is also a sign of professionalism and maturity that can be a very positive sign of good leadership. Knowing how to apologize at work isn’t easy but doing it right is a skill that every project manager (and professional in general) needs to...
Goal setting is a great way to focus your staff or team on the direction and destination of your organization’s short, medium and long-term journeys. Having clear goals and pathways for them to be achieved will help your organization to grow, give a clear reference point for all team members and help to harness the...
The rise of DevOps has unleashed a range of technical, workforce and business benefits, including: more deployments, faster lead times, shorter recovery times, lower change failure rates, less unplanned and rework, and even happier people. Indeed, as noted by open source configuration tool maker Puppet, enterprises that boost performance through DevOps methodologies enjoy greater employee...
Every project is a lesson and skipping the closure phase in the lifecycle of a project is akin to never taking the final test. Whether it is a success or failure, an organization can learn something from every venture. That is, of course, unless you fail to document the final phase or meet on deliverables....
The UK is currently going through a surprising economic boom considering the 2016 vote to leave the world’s biggest trading bloc, the EU. Predictions of Britain’s demise were seemingly greatly exaggerated and it has in fact gone from strength to strength since the vote, with unemployment reaching its lowest level in more than 40 years....
Working with vendors is a very common occurrence in project management as it will be very rare that your team will have absolutely everything it needs in-house to complete their assigned tasks. Whether it’s physical materials, online storage or hosting, outsourced support lines or any number of other external needs, vendor relationship management will play...
While the saying “a good start is half the work” is never true when it comes to almost any project, it does still play a very significant role in the momentum that the project begins with. For a project manager therefore, knowing how to kick off a project effectively is an important and necessary skill...
