Joining the armed forces is a big decision that requires careful consideration, but can be an excellent career move for those looking for a meaningful and rewarding job with ample
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If you’re like most people, you’ve got a million great ideas but struggle to turn them into reality. It’s easy to get stuck in the dreaming stage, but if you
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As business owners, we’re always looking for ways to save money. With the rising costs of energy, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to do so. One way that businesses can save
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We could all use a bit more cash in our pocket, right? There are some things you can do TODAY that will set you on course for reducing your outgoings
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As we get deeper and deeper into the Digital Age, more businesses are moving towards remote employees. Not only does it allow more flexibility for workers, but it also allows
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Career Planning is an activity that should not stop once you are done with your high school or college. In fact, it should be a constant process in your life
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You go to a family gathering or a friends’ reunion and you get asked, “What are your plans for higher education?” or “What have you thought about your career?” Such
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Finding the career of your choice can be quite a challenge. There are so many options and so many opinions influencing your decision that it is almost impossible to be
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We have already discussed how you can identify your personal strengths, weaknesses and opportunities in other blog posts (links to respective blog posts). In this blog, we will try to
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You are sitting on your workstation, wondering if your skills are getting dated. You try to update your resume and are hit by the hard truth: “You haven’t learnt anything
This post is part 4 of 9 in the series Job Hunting
project management
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Secrets to Successful Project Management – focus on the important things you can control
Posted in: Best Of, Freelancer, Professional, Leader, All Featured Articles Tags: Project Manager, project managementIf you can’t control something, you have little chance of influencing it.
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Secrets to Successful Project Management – the role of the Project Manager
Posted in: Best Of, Freelancer, Professional, Leader, All Featured Articles Tags: Project Manager, project managementAs the Job Title suggests, it’s to manage the project, and a lot more than that
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Why Projects Fail
Posted in: Freelancer, Professional, Leader, Graduate, Best Of Tags: project failure, business case, project management, projectProjects fail when the reason why the project is being done isn’t clear, or is a good one
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25 Tips For New Project Managers
Posted in: Best Of, Freelancer, Professional, Leader Tags: Project Manager, project managementAre you a new Project Manager? Then you won’t want to miss these tips to get begin a string of successful projects!
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Freelancers: Get Client Wow-Factor By Managing Expectations
Posted in: Freelancer Tags: client expectations, project tool, web-based project management, online project management, project management, business communication, professional freelancerWant to know a secret of how to make your clients say Wow!? Is it about bells and whistles? Do you do it by providing comb-bound booklets? Or is it
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Who Needs Another Program Management Handbook…?
Posted in: Professional, Leader Tags: rich saltzman, scope crêpe, program management, program management handbook, project managementYou’d be forgiven if you thought the last thing needed on the bookshelf is another Program Management handbook. If Program Management was an exact science, then why would we need
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Do You Consider Business Readiness as an Afterthought?
Posted in: Leader, Best Of, Professional Tags: business sponsorship, business readiness, project management, business risk, change managementYou wouldn’t talk to someone who isn’t paying attention. Nor would you make a movie if you didn’t know who would watch it. So why do projects often deliver to
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Projects Are About People, Not Technology (According To Elizabeth Harrin)
Posted in: Freelancer, Professional, Leader Tags: recruitment, project management, projectIn a recent post on her blog, Elizabeth Harrin shares with us some research from Forrester which (in her words) reminds us that projects are about people, not technology. Elizabeth
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Ten REAL Reasons Why IT Projects Fail
Posted in: Best Of, Freelancer, Professional, Leader Tags: project failure, Project Manager, project management, projectWhy do IT Projects fail? There are 10 reasons why failed projects end up that way
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Take the CIO Project and Portfolio Management Assessment
Posted in: Leader Tags: project management, project, ppmI found a tool offered by Computer Associates which gives CIOs the ability to assess their organization’s Project and Portfolio Management (PPM). CA says: 68% of IT organizations are underutilizing

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