Purpose – The aim of this article is to describe how to manage a project successfully. Design/methodology/approach – The article presents the advice of Ron Rosenhead, chief executive of Project Agency, a north London‐based project‐management training and development firm, who has years...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the onboarding process with reference to the change management model ADKAR to improve effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach Change management phases and project management phases of the ADKAR model are applied to onboarding process, and...

Purpose – Highlights the benefits of project-management training at two organizations – AMEC the multinational engineering, project-management and consultancy firm, and nuclear-energy company Magnox. Design/methodology/approach – Considers the reasons for training at the two organizations,...

It is common to read in the UK press of a “skills shortage” – a lack of suitably qualified people in certain areas of industry, notably engineering, but also in some trades such as plumbing.

How often have individuals vowed to change their ways, stop, reflect and start over? Large corporations too often face the starker situation of evolve or die – few can do so. Boeing has proved itself one of the global leaders in knowledge management. Given the pressures and increasing strains...

Moving from hierarchical management with annual reviews to a program and project‐management approach has helped the mighty British American Tobacco (BAT) to gain market share in 13 Middle Eastern countries.

A UK construction‐services company is giving its director‐level managers a broader understanding of the business through a development program that helps them to make the transition from project management to strategic management.