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A green book that says Merger and Acquisition on it, laid on top of a desk

How mergers and acquisitions can cement IT as a strategic business partner

Programme Management

Despite the slow economy and provisional estimates which suggested lower mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity at the start of 2023, there were 365 mergers and acquisitions involving UK Companies during Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2023 according to the Office of National Statistics.

There were inward M&A (foreign companies acquiring UK companies) in Quarter 1 2023 was £12.7 billion; and the total value of outward M&A (UK companies acquiring foreign companies) in Quarter 1 2023 was £2.9 billion.

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Angling for New Talent

When Angling For Exciting New Project Talent – Fish In Exciting New Pools And Don\’t Use The Same Old Bait!

Careers, Insights

The internet has been brilliant for recruitment. As an employer, you can now Access Talent from wider pools than ever and through social media practically pre-interview prospective colleagues before they even set foot through your door. Despite this, a friend just complained about feeling uninspired by respondents to a recent job advert. She showed me

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Re-thinking IT recruitment is not rocket science

Re-thinking IT recruitment is not rocket science. Well, not always!

Careers, Insights, Leadership

Where do your new IT hires come from? Other IT companies? How\’s that working out? If you\’re finding the traditional talent pools are drying up, you are not alone. In the UK, British Gas hired an ex-NASA data scientist to progress its Hive smart heating project, who said IT recruitment wasn\’t rocket science?! In the

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how to waste less on it projects

How to waste less on IT projects

Insights, PMO, Programme Management

Reading The Project Management Institute’s (PMI) 2017 Pulse of the Profession report something jumped out and really grabbed my attention. It\’s something that should be celebrated. As a profession, the Project Management industry is less wasteful. Specifically, more projects are achieving original goals. they\’re coming in within budget and they are aligned with business strategy.

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