From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Recovering troubled programmes (part 1)

June 29, 2009

There’s only one thing worse than being told bad news, and that is being told about bad news late. When a programme is failing, you should define the problem and potential solutions, and alert stakeholders at the first sign of trouble, according to LeRoy Ward, Executive VP at ESI. I attended ‘Managing and Saving Programmes [...]

Keeping up to date: the value of training

June 24, 2009

This entry is part 7 of 13 in the series Office Goddess

This month in the Office Goddess series, I’m talking about training. I meet a lot of dynamic, switched on women doing what I do. After all, most people who attend conferences and networking events, or who get in touch with me through this blog, are people who are already aware that it takes a bit [...]

Managing programmes in a changing world

June 22, 2009

I joined in with Managing and Saving Programmes in a Changing World, an audio/Webex conference with LeRoy Ward, Executive VP at ESI, recently. I couldn’t see who else was on the call (apart from the presenters) and I joined a bit late, so I felt sorry for them that they had started the presentation with [...]

PRINCE2:2009: The Launch

June 16, 2009

Please be patient with the video: it takes a while to load. More notes from the launch event will be here in the days that follow, and I’ll also be covering the differences between the versions.

Previously on PRINCE2…

June 15, 2009

PRINCE2:2009 has it’s official launch tomorrow, so for those of you who aren’t clued up on what it is and why it’s changing, this will help. Watch this space for feedback on the launch!

Making projects work: achieving project success

June 11, 2009

This is the last part in the Making Projects Work video debate series that has been running this week. It’s short enough to watch during your tea break and the speakers talk about embedding change, better ways to do lessons learned and continuous improvement.

Making projects work: is project management too complicated?

June 10, 2009

This is the third part in the Making Projects Work video debate series. It’s a really short video, and it looks at whether or not we are making it too difficult for ourselves! The final video will appear here tomorrow.

Making projects work: personnel in the project

June 9, 2009

This is part two in the Making Projects Work video debate, which talks about teams and people. Part one was yesterday, and there next bit will be here tomorrow!

Making projects work: project change and perceptions of failure

June 8, 2009

This is part one of a video series on making projects work, looking specifically at the impact of change and how that contributes to the perceptions of project failure. The talking heads are BCS Managing Editor Brian Runciman and three CEOs: David Hicks of Radtac, the lovely Melanie Franklin of Maven Training and Paul Major [...]

From day to night…

June 3, 2009

This entry is part 6 of 13 in the series Office Goddess

Are you still not feeling like an Office Goddess, despite all the tips so far this year? This event will have you feeling like work is a breeze and you’ll be ready to hit the town. And it’s in aid of Refuge, so you can feel all worthy at the same time! What’s not to [...]

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