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There has been much talk about the next industrial revolution, and this topic was addressed at the APM North conference in Manchester on 5 December 2017, with expert input from Mark Batey of the University of Manchester. For those not familiar with the terminology we are talking about revolutionary changes, such as Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, […]
As the Christmas period approaches, thoughts slowly turn towards the New Year and what next year entails. It’s easy to forget that the festive period can be the ‘most wonderful time of the year’ for networking outside of the office. Networking is a crucial aspect of boosting any business, therefore with Christmas parties, award ceremonies […]
Last week, we attended the Association for Project Management’s (APM) launch of their new ‘Introduction to Managing Change’ guide. Surprisingly this was one of the professional body’s first dives into change management and its relationship to Project Management. Dr Mark Hughes, who wrote the preface of the guide, opened proceedings with an impressive speech, where […]
As the deadlines for MIFID II and GDPR draw closer, it’s a good time to take stock and reflect on the last 18 months. You wouldn’t have to be standing very far from the city skyline to notice the sector is undergoing an unprecedented period of change. The impact of regulation alongside the ongoing replacement […]
In the first part of this series, we covered a short history of Agile and had a brief look at its four underpinning values. Considering the many misconceptions out there, it is important to stress that these values are not to be considered opposites, but preferences. The comparison reflects an internal consensus that all items […]
Following on from our previous blog posts on the insightful PMI synergy conference we have consolidated our key takeaways on the theme of the conference and buzz word of the moment, Agile! Many of the barriers for successful agile lie in HR, culture and values Being Agile isn’t just a process, it’s about people and […]
This year’s CBI Annual Conference didn’t disappoint – as well as a host of insight from the leaders at some of the UK’s biggest business, we were also joined by the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition and the US Secretary of State for Commerce. In amongst all the big speeches (and a little […]
One of our favourite talks at the PMI conference last week emerged from a wonderfully vivid talk by Stephen Bungay, introduced by an 8 minute clip of the battle at the start of the film, Gladiator. The film was used to effectively convey the synergy between autonomy and alignment. Stephen argued that these two elements […]
Last Thursday a couple of our consultants attended Project Management Institute’s annual Synergy conference themed around the concept of being Agile, leadership qualities and how important understanding people is to project management. Our favourite talks included one by Steven Carver, where using the case study of the Grenfell Tower, he covered the issue of compliance […]
Last week, two of Nine Feet Tall’s leading change consultants attended the 2017 Cranfield University Alumni Conference. Joe Nellis’ keynote presentation on ‘Is there life after Brexit?’ particularly stood out and provided some valuable inspiration for this article. Where are we now? In the aftermath of the Brexit decision, what is the state of the […]
