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How to Optimize IT Spend with a Limited Budget
As the pandemic continues to paralyze businesses and society worldwide, it’s more important than ever to remain forward-thinking in your IT strategy and maximize the impact of the organization’s IT budgets. From…
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Is Your Project Management Strategy Accessibility Friendly?
Imagine the situation. You want to buy an online ticket to the online event. You found the company and entered the website. The problem is that there is no visible structure on…
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Work From Home: 6 Lockdown Lessons for Managers
Work from home has become the norm for so many workers, particularly in recent times, and chances are that more companies will adopt a flexible approach going forward to accommodate remote workers.…
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9 Tips for Studying for the PMP Exam
The Project Management Professional (PMP) exam is an internationally recognized test for professionals in the project management industry. It is based on the information covered in the PMI’s Project Management Body of…
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How to Hold an Effective Stand-up Meeting
Many start-up companies are switching to stand-up meetings as a more casual alternative to traditional meetings. Stand-up meetings come from the agile methodology and are particularly common among agile development teams. They…
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A BME Member on Fostering Team Diversity, Equality & Inclusion
I recently completed a graduate program in capital project management with a large reputable NHS Trust in London. The immense diversity within my project and team only occurred to me as an…
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A Trio of Powerful Soft Skills Often Overlooked by Project Managers
Successful project management requires you to excel at a range of hard technical and soft skills. Often cited hard skills include forecasting, reporting, and scheduling. Soft skills of project management include leadership,…
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3 Things You Need to Know on the First 100 Days as a Project Manager
My project manager career path began in earnest working as a graduate in construction project management in the NHS, while completing an apprenticeship in project management. Theoretical learnings from my course, coupled…
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5 Important Steps to Build a Software Project Plan
Like any body of work, a software project has to be planned in advance 1) to account for costs and risks, 2) to show it to stakeholers. Normally, a software project plan…
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How to Introduce Yourself to a New Team (Without Bringing Sweets)
Team management isn’t a piece of cake. In fact, bringing one to the workplace when introducing yourself to a new team as a manager won’t have a major impact on whether your…
