by Michael Young | May 29, 2016 | Project Management
A 2006 Department of Employment survey on the skills shortage found that across industries the most frequent reason for not employing job applicants was “insufficient experience”. Michael Young of award-winning project management consultancy ‘Transformed’...
by Michael Young | Feb 15, 2013 | Project Management
Many organisations mistakenly believe that it is up to the project manager to solve the organisation’s problems and make the project happen. Others just hire a project manager to be the scapegoat if things go wrong. But these strategies really just miss the whole...
by Michael Young | Feb 8, 2013 | Project Management
Procrastination can be a good thing sometimes, ideas can be incubated and brewed further which in term can result in a greater outcome. However, when it comes to event management procrastinate on the creative theme but start planning the event as early as possible. ...
by Michael Young | Jan 25, 2013 | Project Management
Project failure statistics are pretty frightening. Recent statistics have shown that most large capital projects fail to live up to expectations, that 2/3rds of IT projects fail and 70% of new manufacturing plants are closed in their first decade and the list goes...
by Michael Young | Jan 25, 2013 | Project Management
A Project Management Office or PMO is a centralised body that focuses on project management within an organisation. The PMO can identify and address project management issues to support the achievement of organisational outcomes. Implementing a Project Management...
by Michael Young | Jan 20, 2013 | Project Management
Forget seagull management or the never-ending story – your project needs closure! Organisations characterised by a lot of project activity often finish projects as quickly as possible, wash their hands of them and rush headlong into the next job at hand. Some projects...
