Most people believe that the key to successful leadership is influence, not authority. Do you agree?
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The term ‘Modern Methods of Construction’ (MMC) embraces a range of technologies involving various forms of prefabrication and/or off-site assembly.
29 Awesome Quotes on Risk Management
29 Awesome Quotes on Risk Management
Project Manager or Scapegoat?
Project managers have the toughest job; you’re pulled in a myriad of different directions trying to please management, your team and your clients. While you are often asked to perform miracles with tight turnaround times, it’s your head on the block when things don’t go according to plan.
The world of Procurement is seemingly full of impassioned people absolutely certain about how, what, why Procurement is all about. Like other great lies, many of these half-truths and misleading ideas sound agreeable to the ears and come packaged as good advice from influential people.
How many of these popular lies have you fallen victim to?
AXELOS, the owner of the Global Best Practice Portfolio, has profiled an award-winning PRINCE2 ® project in its latest case study.
Are Women Better Project Managers Than Men?
Men and women are different on many levels, anyone can tell you this. While they have distinct physical and character differences, another telling difference between men and women is the way they work, manage, and handle different scenarios in a professional setting.
The 8 Biggest Risks of Big Data Projects
The phenomenon of “Big Data” exacerbates the tension between potential benefits and privacy risks by upping the ante on both sides of the equation. Any project can fail for any number of reasons: bad management, poor budget management, or just a lack of relevant skills. However, big data projects bring their own specific risks.
In a sign of things to come, a Swedish train operator is using new technology that employs big data to predict the entire commuter train system two hours into the future.
One very serious problem plaguing the project management Industry is the lack of “effective” Project Managers.
A curated list of great leadership quotes by Christian thought leaders and from biblical passages, and scripture.
A Job Title Doesn’t Necessarily Make You a Project Manager, Qualifications and Experience is a Better Barometer
For the first time, millions of professionals across the globe qualified in ITIL ®, PRINCE2 ® and PRINCE2 Agile┞¢ will be able to track and record their professional development through a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme as part of the new AXELOS Professional Development Programme, which launches today.
Why Do Projects Fail?
Large projects fail at an astonishing rate – more than 50%, by some estimates.
A good idea is great. A good idea that’s executed perfectly can change the world. But a simple idea alone is useless.