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A sustainable economic recovery needs project management

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Project managers have a critical role in the delivery of sustainable growth, that is to say, productivity led growth, rather than growth based on consumer consumption and increased borrowing. Organisations (in both the public and private sector) need confidence before they will commit to new infrastructure, manufacturing facilities and IT systems. This confidence comes from […]

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Are your stakeholders biased?

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The short answer to this is question is ‘Yes’; and to make matters worse, your opinion of your stakeholders, your team and yourself are also affected by bias. Complete objectivity is nearly impossible to achieve especially in the realm of stakeholder, and other interpersonal, relationships. We are all innately biased, the best that anyone can

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Creating value from change

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There is a steadily increasing focus within organisations on managing change and maximising the opportunities change is supposed to generate through realised benefits and value creation.  The question this post asks is ‘What are the responsibilities of the project manager when it comes to managing these changes?’ In part, the answer to this question depends

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High Earners in Project Management

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In the latest Project Management Salary Guide from Arras People, the independent annual report of the project management industry, of over 2000 practitioners polled, it was found that the highest earners* in project management are males in their forties. The highest earners also work for large organisations within the professional services and consultancy fields and

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Fairs Fair

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Particularly when you have to deliver bad news to a person, the processes you use are at least as important as the decision you have made. The car manufacturing industry in my home town of Melbourne Australia is in the process of ceasing manufacture and moving to an importing business and over the next few

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