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Providing risk infrastructure to support opportunity management

Failure to provide an appropriate level of risk infrastructure can cripple risk management in an organisation. Too little support makes it difficult to implement the risk process efficiently, while too much infrastructure adds to the cost overhead.

September 12, 2019

Risk

The debate: Agile versus Waterfall

The longstanding rivalry between Agile and Waterfall processes is really over the primacy of scope in a project. Which is best? Two advocates plead their case.

September 12, 2019

Methodologies

Agile in education: responsive projects in an era of rapid change

A new generation of students is forcing universities into an era of rapid change. Jon Baldwin explains how adopting an agile approach may alleviate the pressure.

May 16, 2018

5 essential items for a project manager’s CV

When it comes to furthering your project management career, a well written professional CV is essential. Former recruiter Shilpa Nayyer shares five key things that employers and recruiters look for in project manager CVs.

May 1, 2018

Professional Development

6 career-enhancing moves for project managers

There are many paths to a career in project management and there are many ways to enhance your chances of securing project roles. Adeline Teoh suggests six popular methods.

February 21, 2018

Professional Development

The next generation of project managers

The next generation of project managers will not always tread a well-worn path from disciplines such as construction/engineering and IT/software as industries such as finance, health and design become thirsty for project managers. Deborah Singerman on why a diverse range of skills and experience is perfect for a project management career.

February 7, 2018

Professional Development

Synergy between tacit and explicit knowledge

Although project management maturity in Nepal is in its early stages, the idea of capturing tacit and explicit knowledge in order to help project managers better manage projects has been well-received, writes Andrew Dahal.

October 26, 2016

Knowledge

4 considerations to make when training a virtual team

When you can’t get everyone together, there will be difficulties, especially when you have team members in different time zones, who speak different languages. Layla Fenston offers four tips to minimise the problems.

October 25, 2016

Education