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New IT systems for a growing business can be an exciting prospect and deliver many benefits, but how do you convince employees to embrace them? Technology is constantly evolving and keeping up with new systems can be a challenge for businesses, not least because of the resource involved in getting the workforce up to […]
Video is now one of the fastest growing resources around for training in organisations, with online video consumption up by 96% over the last few years and 9 out of 10 people saying they want to see more videos. And did you know that you can increase the effectiveness of a video, whether it’s a […]
Keyword data proves project management to be the favourite for managers’ looking to enhance their skills By Sarah-Jane McQueen, General Manager of CoursesOnline. CoursesOnline is a platform through which learners looking to improve their skills can choose online courses from across the UK, to develop their project management and other skills. Project management is a […]
The word “agile” is widely used, but the exact meaning is often interpreted differently depending on areas of expertise. For many, it means freely able to move and accomplish. In addition, it means implementing change more quickly and becoming a process to follow. However, this creates problems when regarded as a mechanism rather than a […]
The events of the last 12 months are something that nobody could have predicted and relatively few were able to cope with effectively, although skills learned in project management courses will certainly have helped. However, in terms of finances, those organisations where there is enforced financial best practice may have found themselves in a better […]
The Covid pandemic has changed business multiple times over, and we will likely feel the impact for some time to come. We’re on the road to recovery in every sense of the word, but with hope comes opportunity and the chance to revisit your goals in project management. With recruiters looking for a range of […]
What you should know about digital BA in 2021 In the last few years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been rapidly infiltrating almost every aspect of our lives – although, in many cases, we are yet to even be aware of it. At the same time, we have experienced the most unexpected of years in 2020 […]
When working on global projects English is often viewed and used as the international language of business. There is an implicit assumption that geographically dispersed project teams will all speak, read and write English to an acceptable level. In many ways that assumption is true – but not always. Sometimes regional project team leaders are […]
An exciting new project has started involving teams from right across the globe – both within the organisation and from external suppliers. The first priority is to get all the teams working in harmony using the organisations well-established project management framework. So the first task is to prepare the training materials. Even if the world […]
We live in strange times. Who would have thought last year that 2020 would be the year of Covid-19, the year of lockdown, the year of working from home (at least for many of us)? So, what will the future bring for businesses? Any strategic planning for this year has probably gone out of the […]