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The future of office work
The future of office work We agonised over the title for this article, but ‘the future of office work’ seemed to fit best, because that's what’s at stake right now. The office is coming up for its 300th anniversary. First set up by the British East India...
The hybrid working disaster
The hybrid working disaster Once the pandemic had subsided and it was safe to return to offices, many employers were looking forward to a return to the good old days with everyone back in offices and sat at their desks. However, the tsunami of demand from...
“Your screen is frozen!” 6 ways to beat the video conference screen freeze
So why does my video conference screen freeze? As the use of video conferencing has exploded, so has frustration with the frequency of video conference screen freeze, jerkiness and loss of sync between audio and video that everyone has experienced at one time...
The best project management books of all time
Our top 9 project management books Search for ‘project management books’ on Amazon and you get 75 pages of hits. That’s around 1500 titles, so there’s no shortage of project managers anxious to go into print and spread the word. You’d be very impressed if I...
Buying a project management package – top 21 features
The top 21 features you need to look for when buying a project management package As with buying anything, if you don’t know exactly what you want it usually doesn’t turn out well. When buying a project management package making a mistake can end up being very...
Why sales of project management tools are booming
Leading research organisation MarketandMarkets estimated the market for project management tools to have been worth around $2 Billion in 2017, growing to $4.3 Billion by 2023 with an annual growth rate of over 13%. So why is this? Digitisation has ramped up the pace...
Accidental project managers..to be pitied
Who or what are what are accidental Project Managers? If you’re worried this article might be about a failure of birth control, relax! So who or what are Accidental Project Managers? Well, there are PRINCE2 qualified Project Managers, PMP qualified Project...
Agile or Waterfall? Neither…it’s your culture, stupid!
Very little is new in the world About twenty years ago as a callow youth, I went for a job interview with a big bank. I was working for a large Software House/Consultancy where processes were very ordered and strictly followed. ISO 9001 was a prized compliance,...
Top Tips On How To Find A Good Remote Job
Working remotely has become far more mainstream in the last few years When the COVID-19 pandemic was in full flow the numbers of people working remotely mushroomed. The pandemic demonstrated to many employers that remote work is not only viable but offers the...
Why agility is key to the future of work
How can we prepare for what's coming next? If there’s anything we’ve learned over 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic it’s that we have no idea what’s coming next. Just when we think we’re past the worst we suddenly find we’re not. Flexibility and...
