How important is it to create a strategic plan for your business? Strategic management is the process of managing a business to achieve a defined set of goals. In contrast to operational management, which focuses on the day-to-day operations of a business, strategic management focuses on long-term goals and planning for the future success of […]
Does your company struggle with Reporting and KPIs?
Below we have identified four common problems and how to solve them. Firstly, what are Key Performance Indicators in business management? Key Performance Indicators or KPIs as they are more commonly known are a way of measuring how well the business is meeting its objectives. In other words, KPIs provide organisations with the means of […]
Do you struggle with Project Budgets and Financial Management?
Does your company struggle with the financial management of strategic initiatives and projects? Below we have identified four common problems and how to solve them. 1. Recording Transactions Accurately Managing corporate finances requires accurate record-keeping, which companies may find challenging. Without correct financial data, management may be unable to stay on track with long term […]
Workplace well-being
Our blog for January, is a little different from normal, it is about people and their well being and how we can best support them.
Stepping into the Corporate World
Counterpart, a start-up software company which is going through an expansion was able to benefit from the Government Kickstart programme and offer Kian his very first role as a ‘’PMO Analyst’’. Let’s see what Kian had to say about his first few days into the corporate world. After finishing my course and getting the grades […]
Business Transformation in current times
By Greg Enenmoh – Head of Professional Services at Counterpart The word ‘Transformation’ is used often with good reason. From the birth of the universe and throughout our lifetimes everything around us has always been in constant flux.
What is the difference between a Product Manager and Project Manager?
Over the last 10 years of my career I’ve worked in product development, mostly as a Product Manager, but in some instances as a Project Manager as well. I’ve also had the unique experience of being a Product Manager building digital products for Project Managers.
What is it that we all look for when seeking a new partnership?
What is it that we all look for when seeking a new partnership, whether that be a friendship, relationship or even a business transaction? Fundamentally the foundation must always be based on Trust.
What is Project Governance?
Project governance has lately been given considerable attention among scholars and practitioners discussing various theories, their limitations in respect to one another, and their interchangeability.
The life of a Project Mangler
I spent the whole morning in the weekly project board meeting with senior stakeholders. Mostly looking disinterested. Other project managers shuffle reams of paper and others fuss to connect their laptops to the projector to present their projects.