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- Dan Strayer: Quite so, Alan. Patrick has shown himself to be thorough and complete in his assessment, which you have to love and admire. We look...
- Alan: That is quite an all encompassing book review, the length of a small book in itself.
- kamal: Dan, I like your perspective and predictions – intuition is more what I would call it since this is driven by your experiences and...
- Ceska: Though I found some topics were over simplifed I found the book spot on. Many of the ideas expessed in the book I could closely relate to as...
- Dan Strayer: Thanks for commenting Lindsay and Donna! Donna, it’s nice to know that you’re not alone, I can say with resolve. A...
- Donna Hicks: Hi Dan – an interesting post and well observed. I’ve also come to the same conclusions and know how I’d like to use...
- Dan Strayer: It’s a good rule of thumb, Lindsay. Jack becomes a dull boy rather easily without some semblance of a real-time, real-life...
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9 Characteristics of Outstanding Leadership
Posted on January 19, 2011 | No CommentsTweet I was conducting some research the other day on employment and work and came across this excellent report on Outstanding Leadership from the Work Foundation. The Work Foundation are... -
Celebrating International Project Management Day with a Success Story
Posted on November 4, 2010 | No CommentsTweet 4th November is the International Project Management Day, a day intended “to encourage project based organizations worldwide or organizations who utilize project management methodologies to schedule some type of... -
Guest Blogger – Is Programme Management Right for Me?
Posted on April 19, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Programme management is the co-ordinated management of a portfolio of projects that change organisations to achieve benefits that are of strategic importance. Programme management involves; working within and changing... -
Managing Successful Programmes
Posted on July 6, 2009 | 2 CommentsTweet Before I evangelize the merits of programme management I want to clarify what a programme is and what a project is. This might seem a little trivial but I’ve... -
“To PRINCE2 or not to PRINCE2″ Outcome to the Debate
Posted on June 4, 2009 | 3 CommentsTweet Yesterday I travelled to the Aston University Business School to attend the ‘To PRINCE2 or not to PRINCE2’ debate which was hosted by the Centre for Project Management Practice.... -
Real Issues that Project Professionals are Facing Right Now
Posted on May 5, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Talking to project management professionals during our recent project management careers clinic sessions, we’re seeing a common picture relating to real issues that people are facing in the current... -
Managing and Saving Programmes in a Changing World
Posted on April 27, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Title: Managing and Saving Programmes in a Changing World Location: Webinar Link out: Click here Description: In this webinar, Managing and Saving Programmes in a Changing World, ESI will... -
How to maximise short term project management contracts
Posted on April 24, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Just a follow on from the Short Term Contract blog piece, just been speaking to a colleague about a role we have at the moment, it’s a four week... -
Are we to blame?
Posted on April 22, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet Project Managers seem to be getting a fair share of bad press at the moment as we seem to be deemed a primary factor in the failure of many... -
Continuing Professional Development for Project Managers
Posted on April 20, 2009 | No CommentsTweet At the beginning of the year we launched our annual project management benchmark report, part of the report looked at Continuing Professional Development or CPD for short CPD is... -
Government response to downturn – help for PM’s made redundant?
Posted on March 13, 2009 | No CommentsTweet April the 6th 2009 sees the launch of part of the Government’s response to the economic downturn, as the Department for Work and Pensions, the DWP will introduce a... -
The Career Switch – How Arras People’s Careers Clinic Can Help
Posted on March 9, 2009 | No CommentsTweet It’s as close as some people might ever come to a full-fledged identity change, this concept of making a career change. Imagine the rugby union professional who cuts his... -
Project Management Guidance – The Lowdown
Posted on February 26, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Many project professionals turn to the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) range of programme and project management products for guidance, knowledge, training and accreditation. The suite includes the popular... -
American Sport IS Project Management!
Posted on February 23, 2009 | No CommentsTweet UPDATED: Thursday, 26 February – I admit that being a fan of professional American sports (you know the ones: Baseball, Football, Basketball, MLS (you try telling an American footballer... -
Premiership Football is so like project management
Posted on February 23, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Last night, MOTD2 (that’s Match of the Day 2!) a revelation, premiership football teams are just like project teams. We were watching the Man City game (the only team... -
PMP Qualified Consultant Required
Posted on February 3, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Arras People have been approached by PMI (Project Management Institute) to see if we can locate individuals / employers who are willing to be telephone interviewed for an article.... -
Tipoffs article: ‘Is there a profile for a solid programme manager?’
Posted on May 22, 2008 | 1 CommentTweet Here is a recent posting from the upcoming issue of Tipoffs, the monthly newsletter from Arras People. The article is written by John Thorpe, the Managing Director of Arras...
