Archive for the ‘Articles’ Category

Tackling the gender pay gap

Posted on January 13th, 2010 by by Elizabeth

There has been a lot in the news recently about the gender pay gap, but unfortunately it has all been pretty descriptive: shock horror, women are paid less than men. As if we didn’t know that already.  The Equality Bill had its second reading in the Lords last month and consultation on the guidance starts [...]

PM Network article

Posted on September 8th, 2007 by by Elizabeth

This blog gets a mention in the latest edition of PM Network, as I’m quoted talking about accountability. You can read the article on PMI’s website.

Writing nine to five

Posted on May 14th, 2007 by by Elizabeth

Those of you who know I’m interested in literature won’t be surprised to hear that I found Joshua Ferris’ article for The Guardian interesting. Office life does turn up every now and then in fiction: project management even gets a passing mention.This article came out a good three weeks ago (21 April) and it’s [...]

Projects without borders

Posted on October 19th, 2006 by by Elizabeth

One of the great things about living overseas is being able to understand another culture. For example, did you know the French don’t understand the British desire to mix orange juice and champagne in the same glass?
At work, culture is never more pronounced than when international teams work together on projects. If you’re [...]

What does a PM do all day?

Posted on October 16th, 2006 by by Elizabeth

I was given a fab new wheelie suitcase as a gift at the weekend, which is great as I seem to be doing a lot of travelling at the moment. On the way to the UK at the weekend I found myself sitting next to a guy in a leather jacket. He obviously [...]

Blogging your way to a new career

Posted on September 1st, 2006 by by Elizabeth

I have an article on this topic in Projects@Work this week, so click here if you want to find out more about how surfing the blogosphere can help you on the way to a new job.

On cows

Posted on June 12th, 2006 by by Elizabeth

There’s a good article about scope management on Projects@Work this week. How does that relate to this picture of a cow? Here’s how (warning: it’s a very tenuous link):
Cow Parade has hit Paris, and now finally we have some sun it is great to get out and visit the cows. This is [...]