Expert advice from industry leaders

Gain valuable guidance and expertise from experienced development leaders through our curated collection of industry insights and advice.

pivoting to virtual classroom training

We are living in the new ‘virtual’ norm: virtual conferencing, virtual meetings, virtual happy hours. Even our children are virtual learning at the dining room table. Well before the current coronavirus pandemic, Australian employers were encouraging their teams to take a flexible approach to their work – for the benefit of staff wellbeing, as well

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Staying agile in a time of crisis

There’s a line in Yuval Noah Harari’s book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind that is more poignant today than ever: “In order to change an existing imagined order, we must first believe in an alternative imagined order.” Everywhere we look right now, the order of things is changing. Is that a challenging or even frightening realisation?

AI pm partners

From voice activated devices to collision-avoidance in cars, there is artificial intelligence at work everywhere you look. The world we know is changing and we are all being challenged to adapt structures and working practices to the new realities. “AI” is making a major impact and transforming the field of project management which is helping

How to de-risk Risk Management in your project infographic

A core component of successful project management is the ability to manage uncertainty throughout the life of a project. Risk Management seeks to support decision-making through an informed understanding of risks and their likely impact. A risk (whether favourable or negative) is an uncertain event which, if it occurs, affects the achievement of project objectives. Consider the

agile mindset pm partners

The past few weeks have seen some rapid and unprecedented changes in the way we are living, travelling and working, and by all accounts we should expect that the worst is yet to come with this crisis likely to stretch out for many months. The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused many of us to question

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L&D advisory

L&D Advisory: the PM-Partners approach By blending expert advisory and consulting with specialist in-house training, our approach is proven to achieve effective, long-term results. We customise every solution to meet your desired outcome, leading to a noticeable impact on operational performance and your bottom line. A combined training and advisory solution that’s tailored to your

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Are you missing out on real agility?

Are you concentrating on ‘doing’ agile as opposed to ‘being’ agile? At the coalface, Agile practices, approaches, methods, tools and techniques are becoming standard for many organisations, but are you experiencing real business agility and adaptability? For an organisation, in any sector or environment, to survive and continue with a competitive edge, it is necessary

Serious middle aged executive manager explaining colleague online work

Do you have confidence that your project will achieve its objectives and deliver the anticipated value and benefits? Are you confident that your project is really on track to deliver? Is there a shared understanding of what is to be achieved/what has been achieved so far? Is the overall project structure, monitoring and resourcing appropriate?

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Nature or nurture: the agile mindset

Does collaboration, trust and being change friendly come second nature to you? How about always being customer-focussed? These behaviours may be inherent in the nature of work for some but others in your organisation may have another mindset – at least some of the time. What are ‘agile’ behaviours? Key agile behaviours which typify the

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Big A Agile vs small a agile

When it comes to Agile implementation, many organisations seem to think they have some level of experience and understanding of what that could look like. “Ah yes, Agile” we hear management say. I’ve heard it works for those guys over there – the IT guys who wear those stripy socks – but it’s not really

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