Good communication without doubt is one of the most important project manager skills that you can have. With one survey suggesting that productivity improves by 20-25% with connected employees the statistics...
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Working with unengaged people in an organisation isn’t fun. When you’ve got tight deadlines to meet and difficult stakeholders to manage the last thing you need is for team members...
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File sharing is essential for successful collaboration. But as the pressure on traditional ways of working intensifies, many organisations are finding it difficult to share documents securely, efficiently and in a...
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"Uber, the world's largest taxi company, owns no vehicles. Facebook, the world's most popular media owner, creates no content. Alibaba, the most valuable retailer, has no inventory. And Airbnb, the world's...
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If you’re going to make a rod for your own back, it’s a good idea to create it from the most flexible material possible. That’s the feeling some in the...
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Agile. The buzzword of the moment. But do you really know what it means? And if you do, is your definition the same as everyone else’s? These are tricky questions...
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These days, holding the purse strings for even the smallest public sector budget means you’re performing a delicate balancing act. With senior managers or politicians breathing down your neck to...
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Across the public sector, collaboration is changing the way people work. Departments and agencies are achieving more, for less money, by bringing teams together and joining up with external partners...
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Traditionally when people talk about procurement, they tend to focus on the process of inviting submissions, applying the tendering process, receiving and evaluating bids and awarding contracts. While important, this...
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Perhaps the most challenging part of any procurement process is pre-market engagement. This is the period before you invite submissions from suppliers and it gives you a valuable opportunity to:...
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