If you want to be successful in any engineering project management role it is vital you have a complete understanding of best practices. There are plenty of APM PMQ, PMP and PRINCE2 courses out there so look for qualifications that will help you to gain the skills and understanding you need. Take a look at […]
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Businesses that are reliant on IT need to pay special attention to their recruitment and retention strategies in 2018 as a recent survey suggests that a third (32%) of IT professionals hope to switch jobs within the next 12 months. Given that just about every business is now
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First Quarter Done. How IT Project Trends So Far Are Shaping 2018 As I write this we are rapidly approaching the end of quarter one. I cannot believe how quickly the year is zooming by. With the first quarter under our belts, I’ve noticed three distinct IT Project Management trends that I think are exciting
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In the workplace, no matter how hard you try, internal politics will always be an unfortunate reality. Luckily, there are some steps that you can take in order to reduce the impact that this might have on your projects. Political games in the workplace can range from one single individual to several areas within the
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“It’s a poor workman who blames his tools.” I heard this, for the first time in years, during the analysis of why an IT Project had failed to deliver. It got me thinking. Is it true? Is Project success more a product of the skills of a project team
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Podcasts are a great way of keeping up to date on all the latest industry suggestions, here we look at just 4 of the best podcasts for project managers. When it comes to achieving those all important daily goals, whether you are a project manager, a member of a team or indeed work in any
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Integrating social media in project management can be a great way to improve communication and stay updated on project milestones for both the project manager and team members. Keep reading to discover how. Social media applications such as Facebook, WhatsApp, WeChat and Twitter, have become a standard platform for professionals across all forms of industry
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There are many issues that face the project manager. One of which is to set project management milestones. Working towards specific goals throughout the lifecycle of a project makes sure that everyone is pulling in the same direction and standards are achieved. But what do these project management milestones look like? What goals can be
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Is now the time to rethink how you recruit specialist IT talent? Are your candidates getting profiled by people who have never performed that role? Do you feel that all your recruiters appear to be using the same CV databases? Are you forking out upfront fees with no guarantee of success? Our sister organisation Stoneseed,
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Are the best IT project solutions hiding shyly in the shadows? The loudest voices in our teams don’t have exclusivity on the best ideas. Originally published on CIO.com I received a nice email this week from Sarah, a regular reader of my blogs. It was a line of thanks for a previous post that had
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