When you did your project management training, how much did you do on planning ? Well here is an indication, APM PMQ has around half a day on planning, and PRINCE2 doesn’t really cover it at all. That is why we wrote the book, to fill the gaps and help you to be more successful […]
Category archives: Planning
Define the problem – a guide to investment logic mapping (ILM)
Investment Logic Mapping was all the rage a few years ago but it has been lost in time. It originated in Australia and provided an approach to developing the justification for a business investment. ILM is a brilliant way to understand the problem, think about the outcomes and clarify where the costs and benefits sit. […]
Our books – Practical guides to getting things done – 10% off!
Anyone can claim to be at the leading edge of the industry or a thought leader, but how many people put themselves ‘out there’ and go into print as authors securing the backing of one the world’s leading publishing companies like TSO? As evidence of our unique position, we have listed below where we have contributed to […]
July highlight report – Brexit – the biggest MSP® programme ever
In July we posted an analysis of the situation in the wake of the referendum and used the “Managing Successful Programmes” (MSP®) framework to illustrate the steps that any good transformation programme should follow and how these could be applied to Brexit. The original article can be found here 1 month on, we can see […]
PRINCE2® Change Knowledge Nugget
From our partners in Brisbane, CC Learning this high octane vodcast (see below) outlines the key concepts in the PRINCE2® change theme. The video is presented by their managing director, Scott Spence [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddnbjCJGz3w] Why not take a look at our taster version of the PRINCE2 Foundation course? PRINCE2® is a [registered] trade mark of AXELOS Limited, used […]
TSO selects Aspire Europe publication to be featured book
Our recently published book “The practical guide to project planning” has been selected by the publishers as their book of the month for May. This is an exciting development and shows the faith and commitment TSO have for Aspire Europe and the quality of our work.
Our Practical Guide to Project Planning is Published
Around the world less than a third of projects deliver their specified business benefits on time or within budget. Nearly 20% of all projects fail outright and under-delivery of benefits on the average project is as high as 50%! So something is going horribly wrong somewhere, which is why we worked with the TSO to […]
PRINCE2® Plans Knowledge Nugget
From our partners in Brisbane, CC Learning this high octane vodcast (see below) outlines the key concepts in the PRINCE2® planning theme. The video is presented by their managing director, Scott Spence [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDYApVyocm4] We hope you enjoy it
Democracy is killing our infrastructure
We were fortunate enough to attend the APM Programme Management Special Interest Group conference last week, where there was a tremendous presentation from one of the grandees of major infrastructure programmes and projects in the UK. He outlined how politics was and has been at the root cause of the degeneration of the UK infrastructure […]
Aspire Europe Course Summary
Aspire Europe offer a range of training solutions to support organisations in delivering their change effectively, many of our courses offer formal qualifications that are unique to Aspire Europe Ltd to help motivate and recognise the achievements of your teams. Training is only one element of raising your capability and improving performance, the proof of the […]