Tag: Business
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Interviewing for promotion means thinking bigger
So you have spent a few years in your first or second job and you have got really good at it and it is time to get promoted. How can you ace the interview? Career Progression A typical career progression is, What are interviewers asking at a promotion interview? Can they do the new job?…
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It’s your fault Thames Water pump shit into the sea
Last week I watched an amusing “documentary” on the sewage processing by the whimsical Channel 4 comedian Joe Lycett. Unsurprisingly for Channel 4 his conclusion was that shareholders should pay to reduce the amount of sewage entering our waters by not paying dividends. This is a bit of a straw man because the largest water…
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Who cleans the toilets at Valve Corporation?
There is recently been some press coverage of Valve Corporation which famously has no bosses. As a management consultant I spent most of my working days putting in hierarchal management systems to support a company’s growth. Therefore I am very interested in Valve’s management model. Valve is a very successful company, therefore the question naturally…
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The difference between “policy” and “strategy”
I am writing a book on project management (ElephantPM) and I have been looking for a succinct explanation of the difference between “policy” and “strategy”. The project management function itself is operational (project managers have line managers and do the same thing everyday) and is governed by the organization’s Project Management Policy. However, projects themselves…
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“Advice needed – how to persue one’s venture” on the London Android mailing list
Richard Green made an interesting post to the London Android User Group mailing list. Advice needed – how to persue one’s venture: – The London Android Group – Londroid (London, England) – Meetup. This got some great replies that I recommend reading to anyone who is interested in Smartphone development or similar start-ups. Here I…
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Stakeholder agreements are vital to successful projects
I am now writing the chapter in my book ElephantPM that describes how to start-up a project. When I look back over the projects that I have worked on, I think that there is one success factor that has caused me more problems than any other and that is “Stakeholder engagement”. PRINCE2 has this to…
Dr James Bayley 