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We like to keep up to date with the latest news and trends and also like to share a thought or two ourselves. Here you will find an array of insights on managing business transformation and how to achieve project success, see what our team have been up to and who we have been working with in our press section.
Finding the Right Balance in Your ERP Making sure an ERP works for your company and your requirements is key, but can be surprisingly tricky. A challenge often encountered when implementing an ERP system is knowing the difference between customisation and configuration and the...
The first question here is why is it necessary to have an innovation strategy at all? Surely part of being innovative is ripping up the rule book, just get cracking. Right? Not necessarily. The process of gathering people together to discuss and agree on...
Digital Transformation is a term that is often over used, while many organisations claim to be undertaking a “Digital Transformation” the reality is often very different. It’s a broad topic that covers a number of different types of initiatives. But, ultimately it comes down...
On Thursday 7th February we invited guests to a special evening; exploring themes of risk and resilience with those who risk it all! Modern Pentathlete Samantha Murray, Big-Wave Surfer Tom Butler, and Nine Feet Tall’s Tiggy Robinson took to the panel which was hosted...
In case you haven’t heard, you have less than a month to apply for the NineStart Graduate Programme, and to help you understand a little more about the role we’ve asked one of our current graduates, Elle, to give us a quick overview of...
When it comes to altering the organisational culture of a business, project leaders will inevitably face some opposition. Being able to implement a change whilst taking into account the viewpoints of those who are against it is an essential skill, but it can be...
Helena Lewis reflects on her experiences of the ‘NineStart’ graduate scheme to date. It’s that time of year for a final year university student. The dreaded dissertation deadline looms and you start wondering what you might do after you finish university. It’s understandably easy...
There are a number of reasons behind why a project fails. It can boil down to going over budget, failing to deliver the promised result or being abandoned due to unrealistic requirements. Avoiding all of these mistakes is part of a project manager’s job....
Project names are often assigned to a new project to bring it to life and give it an identity. From our experience, when picking a name for a project keep the following in mind: Do not use complicated acronyms – people will come up...
We all know the “Forming, storming, norming, performing” team development model (Bruce Tucker 1965) – Whether the team is an existing, organisationally aligned structure or a new team brought together for a project, making them as effective as possible is key to delivery –...
Transforming and changing a business is an incredibly stressful thing to undertake and can be a tense time within any organisation. There are a number of “transformation triggers”, according to an article on Forbes, which can force a business to develop, such as constantly...
