Introducing… Web Project Essentials
Introduction The Greek Philosopher Heraclitus once said “the only constant is change”. The sentiment is as true now as it was over two millennia ago, and most people would agree that the pace of...
The Agile Business Analyst
IT’s All About Being Agile You’re working as a Business Analyst in a traditional project environment, specifying the requirements for IT Developers to build. Suddenly everyone around you is talking about Agile. The managers...
Innovating out of a Recession
The ability to innovate and be creative is an imperative during a recession. Almost a quarter (23%) of CEOs in a recent study by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) said that it...
PRINCE2 2009 – Everything you need to know
Why is PRINCE2 being updated? Since the launch of the 2005 update to the PRINCE2 manual, as with any method based on best practice, the approach has evolved. With PRINCE2 2009 the OGC has...
Introducing Agile Methods into Project Management
Dorothy Tudor, Technical Director at TCC – a leading Agile training and consultancy company, explores the elements of project development with specific reference to DSDM Atern, the UK’s foremost Agile approach. The factors which...
Agile Project Leadership
It’s Monday morning. A new buzz pervades the workplace. We have projects, we have PRINCE2, we have Service Management with ITIL. We have ‘best value’ and ‘what works’. Along with being ethical, health and...
Facilitation – A Key Tool for Project Success
The essential projects we undertake as a part of our everyday work, whether setting up a new children’s centre or organising the waste recycling for an area, all involve groups of people working together....
Managing the IT Estate – Delivering IT Services Using PRINCE2, DSDM and ITIL
Introduction We all know about the increased reliance of our own organisations on our IT applications. The loss of e-mail or a vital call centre application for even a few hours can cause something...
PRINCE2 and DSDM Atern – Why Should I Use Both?
Author: Dorothy Tudor – DSDM and PRINCE2 Practitioner and Trainer, a Certified ScrumMaster (Agile) and a member of the DSDM Consortium, the Agile Alliance and the Agile Project Leadership Network. Executive Summary Most organisations...
Case Study: Agile Approach in a Traditional Organisation
Abstract Can Agile approaches be used successfully in large organizations, where traditional methods and high levels of governance are the norm? Although the iterative, agile approaches have been seen to work well in small,...
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