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PRINCE2 or PRINCE2 Agile?

Posted on Thursday, 27th August 2020 15:48
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team

Selecting and deploying the best methodology is key to project success, and agile working is on the rise. In fact, PMI’s Pulse of the Profession report found that 71 percent of organisations report using agile approaches ‘sometimes’ or ‘more frequently than in the past’. But what is agile? And how does it differ from PRINCE2 methodologies? Here we give you the lowdown, explain both ways of working, as well as taking a look at PRINCE2 Agile - a hybrid approach. What is Agile methodology?...

Corporate Social Responsibility and the ‘New Normal’

Posted on Thursday, 30th July 2020 13:22
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team

As lockdown restrictions ease there is a vast amount of speculation about what the ‘new normal’ workplace will look like post pandemic. Industry professionals, insiders, futurists, even you and I are hazarding a guess at the future of office life. Will we all return to the office building? What level of government involvement will there be in our companies? How will we continue to adapt? The list goes on, but what about our social responsibility?

How to leave work at work when you work from home

Posted on Wednesday, 22nd July 2020 17:15
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen thousands of us setting up offices at home. Now, weeks on, you may feel you have mastered the art of working from home. Perhaps you have a rigid nine to five approach, a designated desk setup, and have cracked the Zoom meeting! But are you doing as well at this as you think?

The benefits of PRINCE2 Agile®

Posted on Friday, 3rd July 2020 10:13
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team

When one of the world’s most recognised project management certifications, PRINCE2®, announced its new agile sibling back in 2015 it caused quite a stir, and for good reason. Bridging the gap between what is seen as a more ‘traditional’ project management methodology, and the techniques that make agile approaches so successful in their own right, PRINCE2 Agile® gives the best of both worlds. So what exactly are some of its benefits? Let’s break it down for you…

The benefits of PRINCE2®

Posted on Tuesday, 23rd June 2020 17:05
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team

Whether the name ‘PRINCE2®’ means nothing to you – ‘Prince who?’, we hear you ask – or it’s mentioned so often that your interest is well and truly piqued, there’s a reason it’s one of the world’s most popular project management methodologies. 88% of project managers with a PRINCE2 qualification say that it has helped them in their career1, and the project success rate for those holding a PRINCE2 certification is a massive 67%2. While these numbers speak for themselves, in this blog we’ll be detailing some of the key ways in which PRINCE2 can benefit both projects and project managers alike.

Leadership skills for the future

Posted on Monday, 22nd June 2020 15:26
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team

You may have felt tested in your role in the past few months, but rest assured, you are not alone! Collectively our management skills have been tried, pushed and developed in a crash course. Whilst there is no text book to answer “how to manage during a global pandemic”, you may have found yourself looking back to theory for how to best handle business disruption. You may have also looked to peers and even competitors for strategies and best practice approaches. However, now is the time to look within!