6 Reasons Why Project Management Is Impossible With Spreadsheets
How practical is it to manage a project with spreadsheets? Find out in this article and learn what might trip you up if you choose to plan and run your project on a spreadsheet.
Latest Project Management Articles
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Are Project Managers The Dodo of The Agile Age?
How does a project manager – especially one trained and skilled in waterfall delivery techniques – stay relevant in a fast paced world? This article shares tips on how to keep up-to-date, and what agile (with a small ‘a’) means to project managers who want to bridge the gap between process and successful delivery.
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How Good Governance is Improving the UK’s Major Projects
The UK Government has done a lot to improve the perception and delivery of major public sector projects. Find out how their improvements to governance structures have had a tangible effect on making sure projects hit their targets – and calling out those project leaders who haven’t managed to achieve what they set out to do.
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Project Management Certification Questions [Video]
This video answers the questions, “How effective is online project management training?” and “Why is the PMP exam so difficult?” These are the questions you asked me about project certifications.
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Christian Kotzbauer on PM Software Trends [Interview]
The Managing Director of Genius Project, Christian Kotzbauer, talks about the future of project management software and what’s new for Genius.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
