by Jessie Tofts | Oct 8, 2019 | projects in plain english
The Apprentice – Week One – Managing Expectations in South Africa In an Apprentice first, the teams are sent to Cape Town where they’re challenged to set up and sell their own safari and vineyard tours. Unhappy customers will be able to claim a refund on the...
by Jessie Tofts | Oct 8, 2019 | #howtobeaPM, #howtowinthe apprentice, projects in plain english, the apprentice
Successful Project Management The Apprentice How to be a successful project manager on The Apprentice… “I am disgustingly ambitious…”, “I can see that I’m going to be a really strong candidate… because I can see that I’m stronger than the other...
by Jessie Tofts | Jul 17, 2019 | projects in plain english
Should project managers be lean, or agile? by Steve Tofts There’s no reason why a project shouldn’t be both lean and agile; both concepts come from the same place. Lean thinking Lean thinking originated in an MIT study of the Japanese motor industry, in particular...
by Jessie Tofts | Aug 30, 2017 | government, nhs trusts, projects in plain english, tech start-up, universities
Project management – it doesn’t need to be complicated by Steve Tofts Two friends sat down to drink tea and talk. He was troubled and told her that he had spent his whole life looking for happiness and security but had still not found it. She told him that...
