So Facebook appears to have taken on LinkedIn with its new job ads feature – but is it any good? As I write, “Facebook Jobs” has launched in the USA and Canada but anticipate a global roll out before too long. As you would expect, Facebook has made it as easy as possible for both […]
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Getting lulled into a false sense of SECURITY can be bad enough – in your personal life, in sport and, of course, especially in business. Last year my friend’s company boasted about a new contract on social media before the client had signed on the dotted line only to have their bitterest rival swoop and
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I was amazed to learn this week that a UK firm, one that is a major user of technology to deliver its services and a large employer of millennials … bans its staff from using social media during office hours. It got me thinking. Given that increasingly this age
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Often when we are writing, reading or talking about project management there is the tendency to assume it is all about major corporations managing multi-million pound projects. But project management is not just for large companies; project management is just as crucial for small businesses, and if a project-centric approach is taken right from the
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A project manager’s position carries a lot of responsibilities, and for those who find themselves in this position for the first time in their career, there are many challenges that lie ahead. However, you will gradually get used to it, and become more efficient with every subsequent project.Since project management is a very important position,
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When the Government announced changes to IR35 and off-payroll working rules for public sector workers like IT contractors, a wave of confusion rippled through online forums used by contractors and hirers alike. There are some great online resources that explain the changes, not least the one published by Stoneseed, in this post we’ll explore ways
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I was shown to a group of project managers this week discussing the pros and cons of formal project management. One member of the group was convinced the best approach was no formal approach. Basically carry all information in some simple spreadsheets of tasks and then plan the rest the project by email and Excel.
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If you’re a parent, you’ve no doubt wondered at your child’s extensive (or did I mean expensive?) Christmas list each year. Whether it’s a new action figure, the latest video game or something large and plastic, they seem to have such focussed ideas of what they want from life it’s almost enough to make us
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It is unlikely that you will make it through a career in project management without having to deal with a disenchanted team at least once. You might find your team are looking glum because they are tired, upset with office politics, jaded from previous bad management or worried about business changes. There could be a
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It is like juggling numerous balls at once when using a Gantt chart. You can keep your eye on all the balls and know when one is coming down because, in project management, missing even one ball can spoil the whole project. Project management has a large number of tasks. Each of the tasks has
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