There are three main elements of a project - scope, time and cost. In most organisations, the project manager has the responsibility for making sure the project stays on target with these three elements. They are the most visible, as the individual whose job is to deliver. In this week’s blog post, we discuss how managers today can help cultivate a healthy project management culture – an environment that exhibits a healthy respect for the time and money spent on a project and

There are good meetings and there are bad meetings. Bad meetings may drone on forever, dance around the main purpose of the meeting and leave you feeling like you have just wasted your time. Whereas effective meetings leave you feeling energized and accomplished with something to take away. Meetings that don’t lead to sustained results for the company. A poorly run meeting that is unproductive, long and disorganised is simply a waste of time and money for you and your compan

With the increasing numbers of companies recognising the significance of utilising big data as an integral part of their business, there is a strong and rising demand for data analytics skills. Not only is this pushing up wages for qualified professionals but it is also turning big data into a big pay for data analysts or data scientists. "It is one of the [most] sought-after positions," said Rob Bearden, CEO of Hortonworks. "The desire on the enterprise side to find truly qu

Whether it is a large or small organisation, many companies today use consultants for a multitude of reasons. In this week’s blog post, we take a closer look at just a few of the many reasons why organisations hire external HR consultants in order to help you decide whether using one could be beneficial for your organisation. What is a consultant? Consultants are independent contractors generally specialising in a particular area – in this case, we are looking at those whose