Organisational Change: the biggest risk to business today #GartnerPPM
Selfie at the Gartner PPM & IT Governance Summit, London On Monday I attended the Gartner PPM & IT Governance Summit in London. Richard Hunter from Gartner was one of the speakers during the...
View ArticlePPM Practices: A panel discussion on now and the future
At the Gartner PPM & IT Governance Summit last month I sat in on a panel discussion between Sajan Parihar who leads the project and portfolio business at Microsoft and Patrick Tickle, EVP of...
View ArticleCase Study: Launching Microsoft Project (and other things) at UPEC, Paris
A pretty bad photo of Gerald Morin from UPEC presenting at the Gartner Summit, June 2014 What do you do if you need staff, students and the global research community to all have access to collaborate...
View ArticleWhat users want from project software: A case study
Pawel Wieckowski’s opening slide for his talk on user needs Pawel Wieckowski from GlaxoSmithKline presented a case study on their project software deployment at the Gartner PPM & IT Summit earlier...
View ArticleSynergy 2014: Conference Highlights
“When what you do is not unique, the way that you do it makes the difference.” That’s how Ricardo Triana, Chair of the 2014 PMI Board of Directors opened Synergy last Thursday. Synergy, organised by...
View Article17 Must-Attend Project Management Conferences for 2016
**updated 18 January 2016 with the date of the Hungary conference** There are a lot of project management conferences in 2016. This list of project management conferences is broadly Europe-centric...
View ArticleSteve Wake: Reflections on EVA, Silence and To Do Lists
Today I give the floor to Steve Wake, the man behind #EVA21, the conference so cool it is known only by its hashtag*. In his own unique style he explains what makes this magical conference work every...
View Article5 Tips (+ Bonus Tip) For Getting The Most Out Of Conferences
I’m off to Barcelona at the weekend as I am part of a panel debate at the PMI Global Congress in Spain next week. My session is on collaboration tools and tech for project managers. Today I’ve got 5...
View ArticleI’m At PMI EMEA
By the time you read this I’ll be in sunny Barcelona for the PMI Global Congress EMEA 2016. I won’t be blogging live from the event – as we are travelling as a family I’m going really light on luggage...
View ArticleVideo Diary: PMI EMEA Global Congress 2016
Here’s my video diary of PMI EMEA Global Congress in Barcelona. It’s a compliation of my Periscope broadcasts, so if you didn’t catch them live you can see my impressions of the conference here. You'll...
View ArticleDigital PM Summit: Video Diary Day 1
This is my video diary (do people even call it that any more? vlog?) of Day 1 of the Digital PM Summit in San Antonio, Texas. If you can’t see the video, watch it direct on Vimeo here:...
View ArticleDigital PM Summit: Video Diary Day 2
Here’s my video recap of Day 2 of the Digital PM Summit in San Antonio, featuring the Alamo! And some other work stuff too, including a quote by Jeremy Clarkson, which rather tickled me. If you can’t...
View Article3 Ways to Cope When Your Project Goes Off The Rails
If I’m honest it has been a while since I’ve worked on a project that has gone totally off the rails. We’ve had little disasters here and there. Perhaps experience helps me frame and deal with these...
View ArticleThe 5 Skills You Need For Managing Complex Projects
Sometimes projects can seem a bit overwhelming. I know – I’ve cried with frustration after a meeting where totally the wrong people put together an unachievable plan. Complexity adds to the overwhelm....
View Article2017 Project Management Conferences You Won’t Want To Miss
If you are looking to attend a project management conference this year, chances are there is something close by that will appeal to you. I’ve compiled this extensive list of conferences both local to...
View Article3 Ways to Cope When Your Project Goes Off The Rails
Aaron Irizarry spoke at the Digital PM Summit about ways to cope when you have a troubled project. Here are his three ways of getting a project under control. They apply to both big and small problems....
View ArticleThe 5 Skills You Need For Managing Complex Projects
Tera Simon spoke at Digital Project Management Summit 2016 about complex projects and the 5 skills you need to manage them. No related posts.
View Article2017 Project Management Conferences You Won’t Want To Miss
There are many project management conferences planned for 2017. Here is a list of some of the highlights to help you choose which to attend. No related posts.
View ArticleBehind The Scenes: Conferences From An Exhibitor’s Perspective
Have you ever wondered what it's like for exhibitors at project management conferences? I find out what it's like to staff a stand at the APM Conference in London from the Seavus team. No related posts.
View ArticleInspiring Women in Project Management: Kate Morris
Kate Morris, MSP, MoP, CSM, is a practising project manager and an Inspiring Women in Project Management. She is the Conference Convener for PMI Australia Conference 2017. I spoke to Kate about her...
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