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Did Harrison Ford’s aircraft suffer from a lack of Quality Control?
Having your engine fail a few minutes after take-off can’t be a pleasant experience, even when getting out of this fix is a bit of a breeze, compared to outrunning a Death Star in the Millennium Falcon. When you’re involved in implementing change, then having your...
Behind every great product there’s a Project Manager
Even the Egyptians used Project Management Skills Just about every product you see on sale got there by a bunch of clever people designing and building it, but with a project manager behind the scenes making sure it was managed through to delivery. Everything...
How Do I Get A Website Built?
How do I get a website built? Website design is big business. There are around 5.2 million small businesses in the UK and 20 million in the EU, most of who need a website. Early in the life of most small businesses, someone is going to ask the question ‘How do...
Could this be the best investment your business ever makes?
Many SMEs have issues working out when to grow their processes to match the growth in their business. Quite often companies of 50 or more staff are still working with many of the same the processes that were put in place when they were 10 staff and probably carrying...
If the terms Project Office and Portfolio Management make you yawn, then maybe you should read on….
Project Office conjures up an image of a large team of people in a big company carefully monitoring plans, counting project costs, monitoring risks and issues and generally keeping the project management team honest. So what relevance can this possibly have to small...
Failure is inevitable – its what you do when it happens that counts
It’s a well-used axiom that failure is a very important step on the road to success and if someone tells you they've never failed, they’re either covering something up or they really haven’t done very much at all. I’ve known people who have experienced multiple...
Project Audits – every project should have one
Don't see the Auditor as a threat Too often the project auditor is seen as a threat rather than a help. When I’ve run big projects, I’ve always made a point of reserving some of the project budget to finance an independent audit i.e. someone completely...
How to manage in a crisis – Air Asia flight QZ8501 and Tony Fernandes
A great example of how to manage in a crisis was shown in the way that Tony Fernandes handled the crash of Air Asia flight Qz8501 in December 2014. Fernandes built his company from the ground up with a set of principles that he has consistently applied as his company...
If you’re living with a micro-management fixation, go cold turkey and learn to delegate
Whether you’re managing suppliers or in-house staff, it’s important that Project Managers get their people management right. The clue is in the title of ‘Project Management’, it’s about managing the project, not about writing the requirements or designing it. Too many...
Why macho Project Managers are going the way of the dinosaurs
There is a myth out there that Project Managers need to be aggressive, shout at people and bully a bit to get things delivered. Nothing could be further from the truth, especially in small organisations and where you need to build long term relationships with both...
