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Retail High Street Revival The UK retail sector is experiencing a resurgence in physical store high street revivals, with shops expanding and reestablishing their in-store presence. Forrester forecasts that physical retail will make up almost 80% of global retail sales in 2025. This trend...
Has your organisation ever explored the value that can be achieved through a PMO? We know that more and more organisations are setting up a PMO to take control of their project portfolios and we predict that next year PMOs will continue to grow....
‘Tis (nearly) the season to be jolly, with office parties making a come back and ‘secret santas’ galore – why not also treat your project to a few of our festive tips to keep it on track into 2023… On the 1st day of...
Recent surveys find that Agile is becoming the “new normal” within both IT and non-IT firms, with 86% of 1,380 global IT respondents confirming they now fully adopt the Agile PMO approach – a figure which has more than doubled since 2020. Furthermore, within...
It was recently confirmed that inflation reached a 40 year high of 11.1% in October 2022. The knock-on impact of the rise in the cost of living is having a profound effect on charities reliant on fundraising activity. Charities need to act now and...
“But what do they actually do?” – the concept of a PMO can often elicit a sense of confusion but is an important, yet commonly overlooked function. A productive and effective Project (or Programme) Management Office (PMO) function can be the difference between a...
Booking is now open for our online panel event for charities on Wednesday November 23rd. We can’t wait to welcome our panellists from Parkinson’s UK, Together, St John’s Foundation and Jessie May. Getting front line teams and central services to work together to deliver...
As more organisations are seeking to drive greater efficiency and control over their projects, the term Project Management Office, or ‘PMO’, is becoming more popular than ever. But what is PMO? What does PMO mean in project management? What does a PMO do?...
How can I ensure that project benefits are realised? Map benefits so that you understand all the dependencies It is worth getting a very clear view of what contributes to achieving each benefit you have identified and mapping this out. Think about the links...
Building expertise in benefits management is often an area that many businesses want to improve. And rightly so! Reassuringly most of us already have good experience of considering benefits. We identify benefits (and the equivalent downsides called dis-benefits) as a regular part of our...
Looking at the news today, and in particular towards the housing world, I have a genuine sense of concern as many organisations look to make tough decisions to ensure future sustainability as a result of the economic turmoil this country is now facing. We...
