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Can Anyone Manage A Programme?
Shared Leadership creates a mindset of collective responsibility, spontaneous collaboration, intuitive working relations and 'institutionalised' good practices from individuals' complimentary experiences. This edition of extra looks at wacky 1960's theories about contingencies and situational leadership and asks..."Can Anyone Manage A Programme?"
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Working Together
A key requirement is a single point of accountability for all information and technology investment across the business. This edition of extra explores how Information Management and business can create strategic advantage.
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Sustaining 'Sustainability'
'Sustainability' is the Zeitgeist. Our leaders are extolling the need for ever-greener credentials. But is this sustainable? And is going green the same as embracing 'sustainability'? Will sustainability prove to be the latest fad, or is it here to stay. This edition of extra explores where sustainability has come from, where it is moving to and how organisations can stay ahead of the curve to their financial advantage.
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Getting People on Board
The key to successful transition to a new shared services organisation is to ensure that you take people's hearts and minds and not just their bodies with you!
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The Holy Grail of Competitive Advantage
What's the Da Vinci Code that will unlock ROI in IT?
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Dealing in Uncertainty and Risk
Will a spin of the wheel decide the outcome of your next project?
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Risk and Reward in the Workplace
"Atkins deep insight into both the core technology and also the way we wanted to use it was extremely valuable...we now have a system that supports our business admirably." Mark Hill, Technical Infrastructure Manager, CLS Services
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Broadband...the next utility?
Both the number of people and the number of businesses with broadband have passed the halfway point. Is a broadband service now as essential as our electricity supply?
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Benefiting from Portfolio, Programme and Project Management
Bringing the people along with the changes depends critically on leadership and sending the right signals.
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The Wait is over...UKVisas
Queuing for visas is becoming a thing of the past. Atkins has been working with UKVisas, an agency which issues visas to foreign nationals entering the UK from 163 offices worldwide.
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A Day in the life of a Relocation Project Manager
"As I get off the tube at Canary Wharf and plod slowly up the escalators (well, it is a Friday), I'm not sure whether to look forward to logging on or not..."
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Manchester rises to the Project Challenge
Manchester has some of the most exciting development opportunities and programmes in the UK but some of the biggest project delivery challenges with a capital programme of 800 projects worth £250m pa. Atkins is playing a key part in this with a Project Management Portal that provides a single point of access for on-line practical support, visibility of programmes and plans and business critical information for decision-making.
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