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Buying a project management package – top 21 features
The top 21 features you need to look for when buying a project management package As with buying anything, if you don’t know exactly what you want it usually doesn’t turn out well. When buying a project management package making a mistake can end up being very...
Why sales of project management tools are booming
Leading research organisation MarketandMarkets estimated the market for project management tools to have been worth around $2 Billion in 2017, growing to $4.3 Billion by 2023 with an annual growth rate of over 13%. So why is this? Digitisation has ramped up the pace...
Accidental project managers..to be pitied
Who or what are what are accidental Project Managers? If you’re worried this article might be about a failure of birth control, relax! So who or what are Accidental Project Managers? Well, there are PRINCE2 qualified Project Managers, PMP qualified Project...
Agile or Waterfall? Neither…it’s your culture, stupid!
Very little is new in the world About twenty years ago as a callow youth, I went for a job interview with a big bank. I was working for a large Software House/Consultancy where processes were very ordered and strictly followed. ISO 9001 was a prized compliance,...
Top Tips On How To Find A Good Remote Job
Working remotely has become far more mainstream in the last few years When the COVID-19 pandemic was in full flow the numbers of people working remotely mushroomed. The pandemic demonstrated to many employers that remote work is not only viable but offers the...
Why agility is key to the future of work
How can we prepare for what's coming next? If there’s anything we’ve learned over 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic it’s that we have no idea what’s coming next. Just when we think we’re past the worst we suddenly find we’re not. Flexibility and...
Boost hybrid work productivity by making this one change
OK, so if I told you one action would boost hybrid work productivity, make it easier to get new employees up to speed and lower your risks you'd jump at it wouldn't you? Well here it is .......build a knowledge base! Support organisations have been...
How to beat project meeting overload
One of the biggest issues for project teams and particularly project managers is meeting overload. Remote work just seems to amplify this, with one of the main bugbears of remote workers being the number of meetings they have to attend. Enforce...
Remote Project Management is coming. Are you ready?
Teams are increasingly dispersed around the world The times when a project team were all located together in the same office are fast disappearing and increasingly project managers are being asked to organise disparate groups in many different locations...
Why the Hybrid Work Model as most companies see it just won’t work
With the pandemic showing signs of abating and vaccination becoming more widespread and effective, there now seem real prospects of life returning to some sort of normal. Life will become more 'Hybrid' The lasting effects of the pandemic are...