Business & Industry
Project Management 2019
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Are you prepared for the 5G project management revolution?
If you ask the average project managers what’s making them lose sleep these days, it’s a good bet that the answer will be time and budget. Their worries are justified; according to Standish Group’s CHAOS report, the chances of delivering big technology project successfully – on time, on budget, and with the desired technical objectives...
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Businesses need to get agile in face of uncertainty
An ‘agile’ approach was once the preserve of IT projects but not anymore – enterprises today need to foster company-wide business agility as Brexit and other threats loom. Project management success is driven by the right methodology and tools. These days, an ‘agile’ approach is seen as the forward-thinking way – especially for IT projects....
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Is there a job in the PMO* for you?
As PMOs have become more prevalent in every industry and sector, the ever-increasing variety of roles makes it one of the most exciting places to work within project and programme management (PPM). Not only do PMOs provide career opportunities at all levels in the organisation, but they also offer the chance to work at the...
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Time to embrace new ways of working
The last several decades have seen the emergence of a project-based approach to everything from manufacturing and construction to software and medical devices. Driven by technological advances in such areas as automation and artificial intelligence, we can see project-based approaches demonstrated by organisations as diverse as music streaming pioneer, Spotify, and global electronics giant, Haier,...
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Leaders must adapt to huge growth in project-based work
Leaders are spending less time on operational tasks and more on project-based work, says project management training experts Strategy Execution, but do they have the right skills to deliver success? The world of work is changing from being operations-led to being increasingly project-based, but organisations can struggle to change their leaders’ mindset. Christoffer Ellehuus, CEO...
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New project management process brings quicker results
Businesses spend millions on big projects that do not deliver for years. But there is a better option, called P2 Adaptive Delivery®. It prioritises tasks and adds business value early. Q: What is P2 Adaptive Delivery®? A: For years, organisations have spent millions executing big transformation programmes that take years to deliver value. P2 Adaptive...
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Emerging trends in PMO
Organisations of all sizes continue to respond to the Fourth Industrial Revolution – the digital revolution that delivers innovations and breakthroughs at increasing speed – and at the forefront of that response is project management. Programmes and projects are an organisation’s approach to delivering change and as the change environment becomes increasingly VUCA (volatile, uncertain,...
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We are living through a critical time for delivering infrastructure
It’s hard to ignore the challenges we are currently facing on some of our biggest infrastructure projects. We are seeing delays to Crossrail and increasing cost pressures on HS2. There’s also no doubt that the construction industry is in a fairly turbulent state. So what can be done to improve future delivery? We need to...
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Harness the hive mind for the modern business agile world
‘Business agile’ demands faster decision-making in the modern business world. Organisations that don’t engage the masses will deliver less success. Professor Julian Birkinshaw, Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the London Business School has suggested that the world is entering something he calls “The Age of Agile.” Organisations throughout history, Birkinshaw said in a speech...
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Brexit or no Brexit, project management is the future of business
You’re probably sick of hearing about it, but Brexit really is the biggest challenge facing the UK (and the EU) since the second world war. But while the political elite play toy soldiers with the fortunes of millions throughout Europe, organisations of all types and sizes are in the firing line. Planning relies on sensible...