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An organisation that is ready for change will find it easier to implement and sustain the new ways of working, and therefore reap the benefits of the change. View our latest infographic on 6 Steps to Prepare for Change.

The first attempt to codify the Project Management Body of Knowledge dates back to 1983. Since then, the Project Management Institute’s (PMI)®, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) has become a globally recognised standard for project management. The PMBOK® Guide is seen as a foundational reference for project management that

Business Performance Improvement and Project Management As Project Managers we have PRINCE2®, the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® guide), Agile Project Management and the list goes on.  Where does Lean Six Sigma fit?  Does it mean that I can execute my projects faster and more efficiently just by applying Lean Six Sigma ?  Here

It’s nearing midnight on your project: are you ready? In today’s fast-paced world, executives want results now; time is of the essence. But what happens if your project team isn’t there yet? You haven’t completed 100% what you set out to do! Agile approaches are part of business and project life for many organisations today.

Google the word ‘agile’ and you will end up with more than 13 million results. The word agile is a very broad umbrella term which can be viewed in many ways. Consider the following tips when embracing an agile mindset: Agile is a way of thinking. You can’t learn to be ‘agile’ from a textbook. There

Agile – it is one of the most common words used in the project world today. We want our projects to be ‘agile’; we want to reap the benefits of agility; we want to be flexible, responsive and adaptive. So if we make the decision to build some or all of our solution using an

What is a Project Sponsor? The Project Sponsor is the accountable manager/person who oversees a project, delegates authority to the Project Manager and is responsible for the business outcome. What is the difference of an Executive Sponsor to a Project Sponsor? The objectives of an Executive Sponsor and Project Sponsor are the same… to see

  Rapid pace of change = complex challenges. Businesses are managing a higher number of simultaneous programmes as part of extensive transformations. When transformations are complex, it can be difficult to see the path between strategy and benefit as the variables are so significant. View our latest infographic on some key considerations.

Ever tried reverse brainstorming (sometimes referred to as negative brainstorming)? It is a creative problem solving technique that can be applied in many situations. For example one of the most effective questions you can ask yourself in any environment is: What should we STOP doing? One of my favourite applications of this: What should your