David Cotgreave

1 month ago | projectaccelerator.co.uk | David Cotgreave

AI continues to shape conversations across IT project management, increasingly augmenting and assisting project delivery. PMs and BAs etc who have successfully integrated AI into their work now tell me it feels less like a tool and more like a colleague!Interesting!The other day I read a very funny article which defined the “human personalities” of various AI engines – as if the AI’s were real people.

1 month ago | projectaccelerator.co.uk | David Cotgreave

It was recently confirmed that Britain is getting a new Universal theme park in Bedford. IT Project Management can be a bit like a theme park of rollercoaster rides – thrilling at first, but quickly full of twists, sudden drops, unexpected loops, and that one terrifying moment when you realise the track ahead looks … er … unfinished. One minute you’re cruising through planning, and the next you’re free-falling through shifting priorities, budget changes, or surprise stakeholder input.

2 months ago | projectaccelerator.co.uk | David Cotgreave

I am writing this at the start of April and, at our house, the “Spring Clean” is well underway! This year, I have two new best friends: white wine vinegar and bicarbonate of soda! Oh my!!!! Where have these been all my adult life?!!!????!!! Actually, I can tell you exactly where both have been … the bicarbonate of soda hadn’t moved from the cake-baking-stuff cupboard (probably bought after watching an episode of The Great British Bake Off and waiting for the moment I, once again, channel my...

2 months ago | projectaccelerator.co.uk | David Cotgreave

Are you an IT Project Juggler? I mean, it says IT Project Manager on your business card, but … juggler would be more appropriate. Especially if you are managing multiple projects. I’m not sure if this is reassuring or not, but a few years ago, American Project Manager friend Austin told me that it was “OK to suck (sic) at managing multiple projects cos humans are not designed to multitask”. I, maybe like you, think I am brilliant at managing multiple projects (we’ll come on to this belief later).

2 months ago | projectaccelerator.co.uk | David Cotgreave

If I were to ask you what skills, presently, your IT project team has, could you open a skills matrix and show me? Could you articulate which skills your IT projects will need in 6 or 12 months? Could you align these with your current in-house talent? Do you know how frequently your organisation will need specific skill sets? STOCK TAKEA couple of years ago, in January, there was a story about London Zoo carrying out a stock take of all its animals.