Your path to business agility
In our professional lives it can be very easy to get caught up in the success or failure of particular projects or the organizations we work for, rather than taking note of how well we are keeping to our own personal goals. Just because a project you are working on is performing badly doesn’t necessarily...
The pursuit of creativity has become one of the most universal, yet confounding, challenges for organizations. The trait exists, at some level, within every member of a team, but the tricks to freeing it can be elusive. The key to unlocking it is trust. We are more likely to float new ideas when we know...
Key performance indicators are the metrics that project managers use to measure their team’s performance and also to relate progress to other project stakeholders. The speed and ease with which a PM can ascertain a project’s health, whether good or bad, and keep other relevant senior executives or clients updated is of vital importance, the...
The side-effects and consequences of the Fourth Industrial Revolution are coming clearer into view and their effect on wage growth and labor welfare have been noted by the Bank of England’s chief economist, Andy Haldane. The effects of automation, he declared, could knock 1% per year off wage growth for UK workers, in all likelihood...
Resource management is a very important factor in deciding whether a project is ultimately successful or not. For project managers, knowing resource management best practices and how to best utilize the resources at their disposal can have a major impact on their career in general as nearly every project outcome will be judged on its...
When I joined Planview AdaptiveWork about 2.5 years ago, what excited me the most back then — and what continues to inspire me today — is creating solutions that help companies achieve their goals and make an impact in the world. The essence of this aspiration is that we actively listen to our customers, so...
For teams involved in creative industries, such as those in marketing, PR, design or any number of digital fields, a creative brief is an essential reference point held in high reverence by everyone involved. A typical answer to many questions on what should or shouldn’t be done can be summed up as: “If it’s on...
Statistics concerning the future for millennials in the UK continue to paint a bleak picture according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The headline figure is that 53% of 22 to 29-year-olds have no savings whatsoever, essentially living paycheck-to-paycheck. The rise of the gig economy and insecure working conditions, such as...
Being able to listen, discuss and compromise is an important part of everyday life and can be especially important when it comes to the working world. Workplace negotiation skills allow people to better share ideas, overcome difficulties and create a unified solution. As such, knowing how to negotiate in the workplace is something that is...
The time for annual performance reviews can bring up some rather uncomfortable moments for a manager that they may have been avoiding: dealing with low performing team members. It may not necessarily be a conscious decision, as recognizing low performing team members isn’t always the easiest task, but when it comes to performance reviews and...
