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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?

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Artificial intelligence in project management: trends and forecasts

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

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De-risking risk management in your project

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

Project Management Professional (PMP)® 2 January 2021

PMP certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI)® has long been considered the ‘gold standard’ for professional/career project managers. Those with a PMP certification garner a higher salary (20% on average) then those without a PMP certification. 1 LATEST GLOBAL RESEARCH In June 2019, as a result of a Global Practice Analysis market research study, the PMI

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Coronavirus: responding to change over following a plan

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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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

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International Women’s Day, March 8th, 2020. A global day to celebrate the achievements of women.

#IWD is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. In recognition of the day we asked two of our talented women, Megan Clarke, Executive Assistant and Tracey Copland, Head of Development, what it’s like being a professional women in 2020. Here’s what they had to say: I was fortunate to be

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

Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) 5.0 – what’s new?

SAFe is a framework for scaling Lean, Agile and DevOps across an enterprise, helping cross-functional teams collaborate more effectively. As you can imagine, the Scaled Agile Framework was always going to evolve and now Scaled Agile Framework 5.0 is here. It was originally referred to as the ‘Agile Enterprise Big Picture’ (Agile Software Requirements, Dean

2020 project management predictions

I have often said the speed of change is accelerating. The age-old quote that ‘change is the only constant’ still rings true. As the CEO of PM-Partners, I have watched the landscape of the project management industry transform significantly through digital technologies and our customer’s ever-changing needs and expectations. So, to bring us into the