I remember reading a report called “The Challenges of Remotely Managing A Project”. It must be more than ten years ago now and it’s interesting thinking back to how I felt reading it. I and many others were already enjoying benefits in working collaboratively with colleagues who were not in the same office, the same […]
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Three IT Projects have recently been almost scuppered by the same thing. A crippling, debilitating disease that lies dormant for months before inevitably and painfully killing the IT Project it has infected … ‘Yesitis’. Sufferers of ‘Yesitis’ are unable to say ‘no’, perhaps because of a poor corporate culture, or fear, or maybe just a
Tell IT Project Stakeholders what they need to hear… Not what they want to hear Read More »
I’d only just arrived on a client visit this week and already this was my kind of conversation. “But Scoro has a real-time dashboard for monitoring KPIs!” said a voice from inside the meeting room. My ears pricked up. “Yeah but Basecamp has great performance reporting too and the collaborative tools are way better!” replied
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“When did you finish training to be a Project Manager?” asked the new member of a project team I work with from time to time. We’d been comparing our backstories, him fresh from college, ink just dry on his certificates and excitedly starting his first placement, hence the question. With a few more years under
Leaders are learners. How the best IT Project Leaders constantly improve Read More »
I was in a client’s office kitchen with a project manager I was working with who with was making us both a cup of tea. He was standing in front of the drawer that contained all the cutlery when a colleague entered in search of a fork. “Excuse me, John, can I just get in
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Previously published on cio.com Everything that your business does should be aligned with your business strategy. Here’s why.. My friend’s business is delivering financial services and he ensures that all his staff are suitably trained to provide the best advice, another friend’s business is carrying bus passengers, his drivers know the local roads, what time
Aligning IT Project And Business Strategies. Why You Should. How You Can. Read More »
Previously published on CIO.com A great BA is worth their weight in gold, here’s why…… The IT business analyst role has traditionally been one that facilitates communication between IT and business stakeholders. Subsequently, business analysts have always had great skills in this area, adept at both verbal and written communication. Which is why I am
Since when did BA stand for bloomin’ amazing? Read More »
With the success of my first eBook, I am delighted to publish Volume II. The book covers a wealth of topics from Stonseed’s Project Management as a Service and our IT services, to an array Project and Programme Management issues. Volume II of Straight Talk on Project Management is now available for download as an
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Many problems on projects are the direct result of poorly defined roles and responsibilities. But vagueness over roles can also result in turf wars and hostility when more than one individual believes they have control over an area of project activity. For organisations using the PRINCE2 methodology, which is inherently flexible, it’s important to
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A new role emerges at organizations where technology is at the core of products. As more organizations seek to build the latest and greatest tech advances, many of them are seeking a new type of program manager: a technical program manager (TPM). Though this is a relatively recent role in the tech industry, TPMs have
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