Monthly Archives: December 2009

Develop your project team and quickly!

So, Mark Hughes has been sacked from Manchester City and the football club have already appointed a replacement. Hughes was in position as manager just 18 months however after around 3 or 4 months the club was taken over and became the richest football club overnight. He spent well (around £200 million) but the results were just ‘not good enough’. … Read More >

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Poor Project Meetings – 8 Golden Rules to Ensure They Work Effectively

I was trying to get hold of the project manager. Or rather he was trying to get hold of me. However, I had tried 3 times already so I sent him an email knowing it would sink to the bottom of the pile. I got to thinking that it wasn’t just this project manager who always seemed to be in … Read More >

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Project Management Is Key to IT Efficiency

Last week I wrote about the need for us to consider using project management as a means to help deliver the overall company strategy “Companies are missing a trick by not using project management to support delivery of strategy.” Commented Prof. Sebastian Green Computer Weekly highlights research by the London School of Economics (LSE) and Dell which suggests that IT … Read More >

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Strategic Project Management – A Competitive Advantage

Is project management in your company driving competitive advantage? I have long argued that once the overall company strategy has been agreed, you have a group of projects that drive activity. This has been supported in an excellent article Prof. Sebastian Green, Dean of Faculty of Commerce and Professor of Management & Marketing at University College Cork, was interviewed by … Read More >

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