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Stepping up to the cyber security challenge: a new opportunity for non-cyber roles

In the face of escalating cyber threats, non-cyber professionals are pivotal defenders. Christina Arcane, Cyber Security Educator and PM-Partners Training Facilitator, explores cyber security as a whole-of-organisation issue and what roles across the project, change and business spectrum can do to build cyber resilience, while at the same time advancing their careers.

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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L&D advisory

L&D Advisory: the PM-Partners approach By blending expert advisory and consulting with specialist in-house training, our approach is proven to achieve effective, long-term results. We customise every solution to meet your desired outcome, leading to a noticeable impact on operational performance and your bottom line. A combined training and advisory solution that’s tailored to your

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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

Delivering Success with Project Assurance

Do you have confidence that your project will achieve its objectives and deliver the anticipated value and benefits? Are you confident that your project is really on track to deliver? Is there a shared understanding of what is to be achieved/what has been achieved so far? Is the overall project structure, monitoring and resourcing appropriate?

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

Big A Agile vs small a agile

When it comes to Agile implementation, many organisations seem to think they have some level of experience and understanding of what that could look like. “Ah yes, Agile” we hear management say. I’ve heard it works for those guys over there – the IT guys who wear those stripy socks – but it’s not really

Four Key Lessons from Major Program Assurance Reviews

Over the last three years PM-Partners group have provided Assurance services for large and transformational programs worth over $1.0B. These reviews have evaluated all aspects of program delivery with the aim of – in most cases – implementing remediation measures. With that, we’ve pulled together four key lessons from the field, derived from the extensive

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5 tips for collaborative working between PMs and BAs (or how to avoid the ‘us’ versus ‘them’ mindset)

How a project manager and business analyst interact can mean the difference between a successful project and a poorly executed one. But what does great collaboration look like and what areas should you focus on to improve this dynamic? Read on to find out.

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