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Do Our Projects Have Permission to Fail?
This post has been originally published at the DPro Bloghosted by our training partner Pyramid Learning At a recent conference, Robert Jenkins, an assistant administrator at USAID, was quoted saying, “There are a few things maybe that we don’t do very...
The four biggest people management mistakes on transformation projects
This article has been originally published at APMG Alistair Sergeant, chief executive officer of Equantiis (formerly known as Purple Consultancy), is used to delivering transformation projects. One of their successes was a project with Manchester Metropolitan...
The fastest learner wins. Every day.
This article has been originally published at APMG Technology is moving rapidly – so how do we keep up? CEOs complain about the lack of employee’s essential skills According to PwC’s 22nd Annual Global CEO Survey, four out of five CEOs complain about...
Problem Tree
Many people in the development sector waste money, time and resources by making this mistake. They dive into working on their projects thinking they know what exactly to do to resolve a particular community related or environmental problem. When we are doing something...
Learning and Project Design
This article has been originally published at Humentum By John Cropper, Lead Programme Management and Humanitarian This amazing photo comes via a colleague, Peter Marlow, and is from Tukongote School and Study Centre near the Victoria Falls at Livingstone in...
Preventing charity cyber crime: insights and action
The Charity Commission for England and Wales published a research report about cyber crime in registered charities in England and Wales. The report highlights the main findings from their cybercrime survey of registered charities during March 2019. The Charity...
Conflict Avoidance and Management through effective participation
One of the most significant differences between PM in traditional industries and the management of projects in the development sector, is the occurrence of and potential for conflict between stakeholders and beneficiaries. Our work with national NGOs reveals a...
Can Organisations Standardise Their Approach to Project Management and Still Remain Adaptive?
This article has been originally published at Humentum Our sector is notably opposed to the language of standardisation. So, when preparing to speak at the Humentum conference this year on how large organisations can standardise their approaches to...
Five hidden skills every project manager needs
This article has been originally published at APM So you've decided you would like to climb aboard the project management ride, and feel that your love for planning, passion for budgeting and the pleasure evoked by telling people what to do will get you climbing the...
