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New Project Paradigm for Civil Servants
Posted on February 8, 2012 | No CommentsTweet The launch of the Major Projects Leadership Academy sees a new approach in the delivery of government funded projects. With a portfolio of some 200 projects amounting to in... -
A decade of project management
Posted on January 10, 2012 | 1 CommentTweet Whoop! Arras People is a decade old this year and time seems to have flown by. The UK project management industry has changed quite a bit over that decade... -
Tipoffs out next Thursday
Posted on May 12, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Project Management Tipoffs is back for May next Thursday, tackling matters related to public and private sector employment and the current practices, trends and views on how they affect... -
Free event for public sector project management professionals
Posted on January 14, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet Local authorities in the UK have been focused on programme and project management capabilities and best practice for a while now – in many regions across the UK, local... -
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... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – From the public to private sector
Posted on November 2, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet This weeks question comes from Ms A.L; I currently work for a NDGB (Non-Departmental Government Body) which is due to face some substantial cuts. I’m looking to move into... -
A Princely Mess!
Posted on October 27, 2010 | 4 CommentsTweet During the recent APM Conference I took the time to listen to a presentation by David Pitchford the Executive Director of Major Projects within the Efficiency and Reform Group... -
Final chance to have your say
Posted on January 26, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet No doubt over the last few weeks you have been hearing buzz around the 2010 Project Management Benchmark Report. Arras have been trying to get the views of project... -
The Survey For Project Managers To Close Wednesday
Posted on January 25, 2010 | No CommentsTweet We’ve crossed the 90-minute mark for the 2010 Project Management Benchmark Survey. Two days of extra time will be added on to the clock. The leading UK survey of trends,... -
Book Review – Public-Sector Project Management #pmot
Posted on December 11, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Author: David Wirick Length: 288 pages Publisher: John Wiley & Sons When I first picked up this book for the review and started reading my first thoughts were not... -
Significant Weaknesses in Commercial Skills & Expertise
Posted on December 9, 2009 | No CommentsTweet £200billion Government Projects at Risk Projects, like businesses, often fail because they are not properly managed, and concern is growing over the lack of experienced project managers with the... -
NHS Employers: ‘We must attract, retain and develop talent’ #pmot
Posted on November 19, 2009 | No CommentsTweet ‘Talent management refers to the process of developing and integrating new workers, developing and retaining current workers, and attracting highly skilled workers to work for your company’. Some people... -
Still think green project management is a fad? #pmot
Posted on November 18, 2009 | No CommentsTweet That’s because you might not be looking at it with your “opportunity eyes” wide open! Last week I went along to present at a North West eGovernment Group (NWeGG)... -
Addressing a Key Project Management & Recruitment Issue of the NHS
Posted on June 12, 2009 | No CommentsTweet For a public entity like the National Health Service, commercial functions have become a tricky and altogether untenable matter in the present setting. It’s a downward slope the NHS is not particularly keen... -
So why do many government IT projects fail?
Posted on June 10, 2009 | 4 CommentsTweet Ian Watmore, Head of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, was before the Public Accounts Committee last month and in a recent article from ComputerWeekly he talked openly... -
The Month of Seven – Arras People’s Seven Modern Projects of the World
Posted on April 7, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet All month long, in congruence with Arras People’s celebration of its seventh birthday, we here at the Camel will take a weekly look at the number 7 – the... -
Masterclass in Sloppy Project Management – News of a Public Sector IT headache
Posted on March 16, 2009 | No CommentsTweet With recent media investigations dealing with the extent of government waste, this item is not comforting to public sector project management professionals. We’ve reviewed ContractorUK’s report on this story, but... -
“Gateways with Teeth” – Benefits Realisation from Stephen Jenner
Posted on February 18, 2009 | No CommentsTweet I don’t think I’ve seen such a doom ladened presentation like the one from Stephen Jenner at the BPUG Congress last week, Stephen is the Director for Criminal Justice... -
Off to London to see the BPUG
Posted on February 16, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Last week I was asked along to the BPUG Congress in my official capacity of a blogger! The Congress was held at Lancaster Gate (that’s top side of Hyde... -
Only Three Days Remaining For 2009 PM Survey!
Posted on January 16, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet The Report from Arras People that gets project managers talking nationwide is down to its final hours. Don’t delay – take it today! To borrow a line from the... -
The early goings for a Project newbie
Posted on October 7, 2008 | 1 CommentTweet If you check in regularly with Arras People’s vast and informative website, you’ll likely have noticed the expansion of that vast forest of project management knowledge. Not to mention... -
Project Sponsorship Survey under way for Arras
Posted on August 26, 2008 | No CommentsTweet Arras People has just launched a new survey here at the Camel, borne out of a simple enquiry from a project management graduate student. This particular student sought information... -
Project Management Jobs in the Public and Private Sector
Posted on October 20, 2006 | No CommentsTweet Having been asked for my opinion I thought I would record it for debate – Interim Contracting jobs in the UK have started to pick up after slow numbers...
