LinkedIn acquisition – what does it mean for this network ?

As Microsoft seeks EU approval for the takeover of LinkedIn, there are those such as U.S. software company Salesforce who have criticised the takeover, saying it threatens innovation and competition. However, what does the LinkedIn acquisition mean to LinkedIn and its millions of users ? What are the plans moving forward with regards to Microsoft bringing […]

Apple Keynote Speech 2016 announcing the free real time collaboration tools available in Apple iWork suite

Free real time collaboration for projects

One of the great new features announced at the Apple Keynote event on 7th September 2016, aside from the new Apple Watch or indeed the new release of the iPhone 7, was a major change to the iWork suite. Watch the keynote speech to view the live iWork demo from the event. It would seem that […]

Creating a happy project team

Creating a happy project team.  Ok, so you are the project manager and your role is to ensure that the project delivers on time, to cost and meets the quality expectations. You are not alone in terms of delivering the project, you will be managing a team of individuals, who are your enablers in terms […]

Project Management Is A Lot Like Baking – a great analogy!

  We love this article by Kiron Bondale, explaining how Project Management is a lot like baking: “Quality In, Quality Out You can clearly taste the difference when you bake with higher quality ingredients. Yes, you could bake a cake with cheaper inputs but isn’t the effort you are putting into the exercise worth the […]

Great Project Managers !

According to Dr Lynda Bourne: “Great project managers are like umbrellas.” “When the criticism is pouring down, they ensure that the team is protected from it. They then ensure that the message passed down is presented as an opportunity to improve, not a problem to be fixed. Similarly, when the sun is out and praise […]