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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.
Nine Feet Tall are proud to be partners of City of Bath Hockey Club. As we celebrate International Women’s Day we wanted to shine a light on the Women’s 1 Team, who are having a fantastic season and currently sitting at the top of...
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...
Employing a fantastic project manager directly or from a consultancy service can mark the difference between the success and failure of a business, but many companies struggle to attract the talent required for success. However, with a bit of focus it is possible to avoid...
One of the main reasons for project failure is that change management has not been adequately addressed. Here are some tips to help you… Have a simple, achievable vision and scope with real success measures Understand your customer needs Have clear stakeholder ownership and...
In celebration of renewing our sponsorship of Bath Rugby Ladies, we sat down with Sarah Burgess from Bath Rugby Ladies to discuss the lessons that business can learn from professional sport. On the surface, sport and business may seem to sit at opposite ends...
