Software review: InLoox now!
Read my software review of InLoox now!, a project management tool with a German pedigree and a full suite of professional project management features.
Author: Elizabeth Harrin
Elizabeth Harrin is a Fellow of the Association for Project Management in the UK. She holds degrees from the University of York and Roehampton University, and several project management certifications including APM PMQ. She first took her PRINCE2 Practitioner exam in 2004 and has worked extensively in project delivery for over 20 years.
Elizabeth is also the founder of the Project Management Rebels community, a mentoring group for professionals. She's written several books for project managers including Managing Multiple Projects.
The Reality of Difficult Stakeholders [Interview]
Learn what managing stakeholders is really like and why the training courses don’t tell you what you need to know in this expert interview with Roger Joby. Roger is co-author of A Practical Guide to Dealing with Difficult Stakeholders from Gower.
Why Agile Works for Today’s Projects
Agile is the perfect approach to use on many projects. Learn why Agile is here to stay and what is holding companies back from embracing this way of working. This is a guest article by expert Patrick Mayfield.
The Career Questions Nobody Can Answer For You
I’m often asked questions about people’s career paths that I simply can’t answer. Find out why I refuse to answer questions with what the person hopes to hear, and why it’s better for their career longer term that I do. These are the answers to difficult career questions that you didn’t want to hear.
How the Under 30s Are Changing Project Management
Do you have any under 30’s on your project team? I speak to Will Sargeant about how Gen Y is changing the shape of project teams and the challenges facing young and old(er) project managers working with multi-generational teams. Plus some tips on how to create effective working relationships and all get along together.
The Biggest Challenge Facing Project Managers Today
Learn about the biggest challenge facing project managers worldwide, but especially in the UK. The choice of professional bodies, credentials and certificates makes it difficult for individuals and employers to know where to turn for advice and information. What are we going to do about it? Answers on a postcard please!
Enterprise Software: Are You Still Looking for Best-in-Class?
Is best-in-class still something you should look for in an enterprise project management system? Sanket Pai argues that an all-one-solution is a better choice for an organisation that wants to capitalise on productivity and lower overheads.
Make the Vision Real: Scope Your Next Project with User Story Mapping
Find out how to do user story mapping on your next project. Learn the benefits and how to get everyone engaged with this simple technique for understanding project scope.
Why Projects Need Stories
Find out why you should be telling stories at work. Learn how they can engage your team more effectively and how stories are very similar to status reporting.
UK PM: Challenges and Celebrations
Find out how project management in the UK has changed and why the 2012 Olympics was a turning point for the profession. What do British project managers have to be proud of and how do we address the challenges of fragmented professional representation?
10 Ways to Present your Projects to Stakeholders
Find out how to communicate your project to stakeholders with these 10 tips and ideas. Better communication results in better engagement and ultimately more successful outucomes.
Are Your Project Communications Lost in Translation?
Pete Bennett of the UK’s leading business and professional translation company London Translations examines the challenges businesses must overcome to avoid ‘lost in translation’ moments as a new generation joins Britain’s workforce.