Updated: 21 January 2025 – There’s ben plenty of debate (and anger) over Lord Rose’s comments about working from home. The former boss of Marks and Spencer and Asda, believes home working is contributing to a decline in the UK economy and in individual’ productivity, according to the BBC. In fact, companies such as Amazon, […]
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Whether you’ve been in project management for a while, or you’ve just finished one of the many PM courses out there and are diving headfirst into your first role, there will be days where you may struggle. While project management can have its benefits, sometimes the daily grind of stakeholder management, budgets and deadlines can
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When it comes to creative potential within project management, one of the main challenges that a project team faces is making sure that there is enough leeway to remain creative whilst not falling into a state of creative chaos. Fortunately there are many solutions that can help you find the perfect balance for creative projects.
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In the world of contemporary project management, the Agile methodology is considered by many to be the guiding light. It illuminates the path to adaptability, collaboration and perhaps most importantly, helps with faster project delivery. Unfortunately, like many methodologies Agile has a number of challenges. You may have learned something about Agile project management during
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During any form of project, one thing that you will learn is that, unfortunately, it is all too easy for a project to be derailed. But just because you have a derailing project, it doesn’t mean you can’t salvage it. Read on as we look at the five steps that you can take to rescue
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When it comes to project management, a project charter is an essential document in which you should outline the objectives, scope and stakeholder details that are pertinent to your project. These are necessary when it comes to guiding and aligning the efforts of your team. The resulting charter is a form of contract that will
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Perfection is defined by the Urban dictionary as “an impossibility, something unattainable, something that cannot be reached”. If ever a person really was “perfect”, then that would mean they were different from everyone else. Being perfect means different things to different people, of course, so what one person might consider the perfect project manager (or
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While you may need to rely on experience, training and a variety of soft skills to get through tricky project management hurdles, there is a school of thought that suggests humour could be the key to great project management. Here, we take a look at why humour is vital within project management, and how to
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Over the course of the last 15 years, there have been some rather significant changes in the field of project management. It is now widely recognised as a discipline that most business owners have a great need for within their organisation. Whether they are a large organisation or a small one, employ many individuals or
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When it comes to exams such as the APM PMQ from The Association for Project Management, there is always an element of repetition from one year to the next. That is to say, there are some questions that, whilst we cannot guarantee they will appear on the paper, we can venture with some degree of
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