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Project Management Blog
Top Tips On How To Find A Good Remote Job
Working remotely has become far more mainstream in the last few years With the COVID-19 pandemic in full flow the numbers of people working remotely has mushroomed. The pandemic has demonstrated to many employers that remote work is not only viable but offers the...
Why the Hybrid Work Model as most companies see it just won’t work
With the pandemic showing signs of abating and vaccination becoming more widespread and effective, there now seem real prospects of life returning to some sort of normal. Life will become more 'Hybrid' The lasting effects of the pandemic are...
“Your screen is frozen!” 5 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...
Why its OK to feel anxious about a return to the office
A close run thing In August 2020 despite a surge in COVID infections the UK government, desperate to revive restaurants, public transport and coffee shops started a campaign to persuade workers to return to the office. This was very quickly dropped when...
6 changes to increase remote work productivity
Adapt your processes to remote work and document them The first step to increasing remote work productivity is to understand how you're going to work. This is time consuming and an initial overhead but it will streamline inefficient processes that you’ve...
4 ways to get a virtual video conference facelift
It's as if we all were used to having mirrors strapped to our heads Video conferencing can be a bit of an unnerving experience. It’s OK for the politicians, personalities and journalists we’ve all seen during COVID-19 lockdowns. They’ll have invested significant...
11 top tips on the best way to pass a remote interview
Being interviewed remotely is likely to become the norm With so much office work being carried out remotely during the pandemic and the very high likelihood that this will continue into the future, being interviewed remotely could well become the norm, so it’s...
13 ways to run better meetings
20% of people admit to falling asleep at meetings In a recent survey of over 2,000 people, 20% admitted to having fallen asleep at a meeting, with men apparently slightly more likely to nod off than women. When you consider that middle managers spend around 35%...
6 life threatening non-functional requirements everyone forgets
If you’re looking to buy something and you don’t know what you want, there’s an excellent chance that you’ll get something you don’t want. That’s why it’s so important to know what you want before talking to a supplier. However there is a class of requirements...
8 ways of preventing project failures
We all experience project failures. It's part of the learning process that turns promising project managers into very good ones. But here's a chance to get ahead of the curve! 8 actions that you can take to minimise the chance of failure. 1. Don't...
