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Soft skills vs Power Skills: why the name matters less than the results

Soft skills are often spoken about as nice-to-have extras, but the reality is very different. Navigating conflict, motivating teams, and influencing stakeholders aren’t “soft” at all; they’re business-critical. At PM-Partners, we call them Power Skills because they transform technical expertise into real outcomes. Whether you call them soft skills or Power Skills, the real value lies in the results they deliver.

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Project Management – What is the Next Major Milestone?

Project Management is no dusty relic of the past. Rather, Project Management continues to grow, evolve and influence individuals. Looking at the modern history of Project Management, we can note several key milestones, including: 1917 – Henry Gantt created the Gantt chart 1958 – The US Navy developed the Program Evaluation Review (PERT) for its

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Finding Balance in Managing Projects, Programmes and Life

Quick riddle: What is something that everyone wants, yet few of us manage to achieve? There are probably many great answers to this question, but a top candidate is definitely work-life balance. A poll[1] of 3,000 Australians by SEEK (which runs a portfolio of employment, education and volunteer companies) found work-life balance was the number

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What is Agile – philosophy and principles

Agile. Agility. What really is agile? What are the values and philosophy behind it? What is an agile mindset or agile way of thinking? What agile methods, tools and techniques are available? What are the common agile roles? These are some of the topics we explore in a series of articles looking at demystifying agile*.

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PM-Partners group Backs Super W and Partners with Waratahs

PM-Partners group, a project and transformation management consultancy, has announced its continued support of the Super W team for 2019, providing a platform for women in sport ahead of the 2021 Women’s World Cup. For PM-Partners, this represents the alignment of a high-performance business with a high-performance sporting team that displays characteristics of conviction, courage

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Ways to reduce Transformation Fatigue

Today’s challenge is constant change at a velocity that has created fatigue in most organisations we work with. Typically, no sooner has the latest new initiative been completed than a new one starts – or commences half way through the previous programme which is often abandoned because the world is moving faster than our ability

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AgilePM® reaches 100,000 exams milestone! But why so popular?

Agile’s influence on the project management industry continues to flourish. More organisations and project professionals than ever are embracing Agile tools and frameworks as they aim to increase the success of, and return on investment, from projects and other change initiatives. Since its introduction in 2010, Agile Project Management (AgilePM) from the Agile Business Consortium,

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Meet the New Agile Mindset

The modern workplace is changing and changing fast. A 2018 survey by blog TechNative found 43 percent of Australian organisations are testing technologies in service of larger business transformations[1]. The race is on. Automation is sparking a rise in new, non-routine jobs, while the percentage of part-time work and other flexible work arrangements continues to

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Why is PRINCE2® still the most-practised Project Management Method?

The PRINCE2 methodology has been established as the world’s most-practised project management method. It is globally recognised in over 150 countries for delivering successful projects. Yet we constantly hear that the world is forever changing; we are facing a dynamic environment with digital transformation becoming the norm (not just a buzzword) and advances in communications,

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OSI Invests In PM-Partners group For Growth

Sydney, August 31, 2018 PM-Partners group, a specialist in the execution of projects, programs and transformations, today confirmed it has finalised an offer by OUTSOURCING Inc (OSI) to acquire the business effective September 3, 2018. The sale means PM-Partners group will become a specialist arm of a major global company with access to increased resources and customers.

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The Role of the Board in Transformation

Transformation success requires fundamental changes in how business is conducted to cope with the shifts in the market environment. Of course, transformation needs to start from the top and the Board brings unique value to successful transformations. Boards add value by creating clarity around the growth agenda and letting the senior leadership team pursue that

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