by Michael Young | Jul 31, 2016 | Project Management
Gone are the days where just anybody can be a project manager. Lack of project management experience can be disastrous for organisations as recent high profile failures have demonstrated. Former AIPM CEO Peter Shears said at a Canberra conference a few years ago:...
by Michael Young | Jul 17, 2016 | Project Management
Good project managers have skills that apply in every management profession. Most people understand the traditional view of project managers. They establish a project’s scope, prepare budgets and schedules, plan communications, monitor and report on all the...
by Michael Young | Jul 3, 2016 | Project Management
How many times have you read the term ‘Staff Development’ in a duty statement and sighed or rolled your eyes and then set about identifying the right “buzz words” to say at interview to secure you the job? The thing is – a great project team leader is one who takes...
by Michael Young | Jun 19, 2016 | Project Management
Projects are fundamentally all about innovation. Project Managers are ‘agents of change’ – facilitating what hasn’t been done before. They solve problems to get things done. Taking a project management approach to business is about changing the way things have always...
by Michael Young | Jun 12, 2016 | Project Management
Managing projects can be both a stressful and rewarding experience. What makes a good project manager? Is it a blend of understanding people and the right level of pressure to apply and when? The skill to read between the lines and carefully negotiate relationship...
by Michael Young | Jun 5, 2016 | Project Management
Whilst technical are hard to find people, it’s even more difficult to find subject matter experts who also posess the business skills to deliver outstanding project results. A great project manager is able to articulate business and technical needs solve...
