Understanding the business strategy is vital to adding real IT value. Here’s why… Originally published on CIO.com I am loving an article on CIO.com by Martha Heller right now which opens with a great proposition – “How to strengthen IT’s connection to your business”. I think that it’s crucial that this connection is strengthened. The difference between […]
Align Your IT and Business Strategy … Or Else! Read More »
There’s a fella used to go in a local fish and chip shop. Run with me on this. It must have been every week because he was always there whenever we decided to have a chippy tea on a Friday. For about the last month though, he hasn’t been in the queue. I don’t know
IT Projects – Think bigger picture. The fine line between over and under delivery Read More »
There was a time when collaborations between music artists were a rarity. Queen and David Bowie, George Michael and Aretha Franklin, Lionel Richie and Diana Ross … they stood out. It was quite exciting when your favourite artist teamed up with someone else because the outcome was always something magical. These days ‘collabs’ are more
Collaboration. If it’s good enough for Paul McCartney… Read More »
Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh once estimated that bad hires had cost his firm company “well over $100 million”. Almost half of hiring/HR managers (41%) believe that bad hires have cost their firms “thousands” and the U.S. Department of Labour puts the price of a bad hire at least 30% of the employee’s first-year earning. However,
How To Hire Best Fit IT Talent. The 7 Step Strategic Partner Checklist Read More »
Are you guilty of confirmation bias? It’s a psychological habit where you filter your reality until it resembles something more aligned with your existing beliefs. I think we’re all a bit guilty of it from time to time. For example, you think that your co-workers are lazy so all you see is them sloping off
Five Steps To Prevent Confirmation Bias Impacting Your IT Project Success Read More »
I recently wrote an article for Access Talent’s sister company Stoneseed, about the potential impending rollout of IR35 rules to the Private Sector and how it will impact IT Project resourcing. Since then I have had a number of requests for my predictions about what this might all mean for IT recruitment. The main thing
IR35 – How New Rules Are Influencing IT Recruitment Read More »
Interesting scenario this week in the world of IT & Project Management Recruiting. A client asked us to find an IT Project Manager. Simple enough, we have a live database of interviewed talent and we maintain regular contact with them. What’s more, we have a relationship with the client that is based on a deep
Reframing The ‘Problem’ Of IT Recruitment To Maximise Business Benefit Read More »
The best project managers today have taken years learning and honing their craft. This understanding comes from learning to balance the structure and framework of a recognised project management methodology like PRINCE2 with an innate ability to adapt to the environment they find themselves working in. There are a number of so called soft skills
What Makes the Perfect Project Manager? Read More »
Projects can run off course – hardly front page news to those working within project management. Even worse, if things haven’t been rectified projects can fail, very quickly. Only 64% of projects meet their goals 70% of companies report having at least one project failed in the last year Companies lose over $100 million for
Are Your Project Goals Realistic? Read More »
When it comes to shaping a prosperous future of any organization, sound project management serves as the cornerstone. It aligns project goals with the strategic approach of an entire organization. It provides leadership, mission and vision to the teams, who get specific direction that is aimed at generating achievable outcomes. Guiding them about the objective,
Project Management Basics: 5 Steps to a Foolproof Project Plan Read More »
