UK Trends in Employee Engagement

Modern employees in many countries, particularly in the UK and other developed nations, are understandably concerned about the stability of their employment. This is related to a number of factors, including the growing global economy and associated outsourcing of jobs, as well as advances in technology that stand to make certain jobs obsolete. As a...

The UK Employment Situation: Now and In the Future

Almost a Third of UK Employees Have Had Their Pay Cut in the Last Five Years Like most of the world, the UK suffered a big downturn during the Great Recession. Economies across the globe tanked and a rising tide of unemployment followed. The UK did, however, manage to fare better than most, with UK...

How Different is Project Management in an Ad Agency?

Project managers are a fairly standard feature of corporate culture and most businesses of a certain size require capable and experienced project managers to ensure unimpeded workflow and consistent day-to-day operations. That said, project managers don’t always remain within the corporate setting. At some point, you may find yourself moving from an in-house, corporate team...

Top 3 Reasons Why Projects Succeed

Plenty has been written about why projects fail. There are articles, books, seminars and probably advanced academic degrees on this (who wouldn’t enjoy having a PhD in “Advanced Projectfailureism?). Of course, while knowledge of why projects fail is useful, it’s also pretty bleak. And, with apologies to the economists out there, unless we want to...

4 Fundamental “Leadership Thoughts” for Project Managers

There’s plenty of evidence – and even more good advice – that says “thinking like a leader” is a worthy habit for any project manager who wants to help his or her team rise to the occasion and exceed expectations. However, where’s harder to find in the ocean of leadership wisdom and lore are what...

Why Project Management SaaS?

SaaS, or software as a service, which is often referred to as ‘on demand software’ is defined on Wikipedia as “a software delivery model in which software and its associated data are hosted centrally (typically in the Internet cloud) and are typically accessed by users using a thin client, normally using a web browser over...

Millennials and project management – a complex issue

Guest Post by James D. Burbank, BizzMarkBlog Those who consider themselves voracious consumers of business-oriented publications and online articles have probably noticed an extraordinary amount of text being dedicated to millennials, their traits, their wishes and dreams, and their place in the modern world of business. If we are being honest, one does not even...

Santa’s Workshop – A Planview AdaptiveWork Success Story

Company Overview Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, Santy, or simply “Santa” is a figure with legendary, historical and folkloric origins. In many Western cultures, he is said to bring gifts to the homes of good children on the 24th of December – the night before Christmas Day. Santa’s workshop is the workshop where Santa Claus is said to make the toys and...

5 Multitasking Tips for Project Managers

Let’s start out with this: there’s really no such thing as multitasking. Our big, beautiful human brains, for all of their abilities, cannot pay attention to more than one cognitive task at a time. What’s more, a number of studies and experts (including this one) point out that when we rapidly flip back and forth...

How to Prepare a Plan to Introduce a New Product – Part 2

I know you have been waiting eagerly for the final three steps on how to prepare a plan to introduce a new product. While the first 4 steps focus on the theoretical planning stages of the plan, these 3 steps have everything to do with execution. And what is a good plan without a clear...