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The Importance of the Discovery Phase In a Project
One of the most positive experiences I had recently with a client involved telling them to buy a lower-cost solution
Thought Leadership – Which type of thinking do you engage with?
In kicking off with my first blog of the year, I want to talk about Thought Leadership. It’s a term
Successfully run Agile Projects with an MTU Diploma in Project Management
After receiving an email from Munster Technological University (MTU) to promote their new Project Management Diploma course for 2022, it
Business Plus Magazine – Pat Lucey, CEO, Aspira
Pat Lucey is CEO at Aspira, a consulting and technology business that has 160 employees and plans to add 40
5 Most In-Demand Tech Roles in 2022
The technology resourcing market has been through a huge amount of upheaval over the last two years thanks largely to
What is Microsoft Dynamics 365?
Once an organisation reaches a certain size, it must deploy systems to help automate and simplify operational management. Increasingly, businesses
Celebrating Milestones
In my day job with Aspira, we are all about milestones – key deadlines in a project which we aim
6 key benefits of using Power BI
Data is everywhere. The world contains an extraordinary amount of data, an amount that grows larger and larger each day.
Resource Management – Know the Capabilities and Benefits
In today’s environment, accelerated more so with the impact of COVID-19, organisations are under increasing pressure to deliver innovative, technologically
Different approaches to organise the software development process
As anyone who has ever tackled a software development project can tell you, building digital solutions implies going through a
Business Applications – Utilising the Ecosystem
Aspira’s Business Applications specialise in utilising tools existing within an organisation to solve problems in as efficient a manner as
Sunday Business Post Interview – Pat Lucey, CEO, Aspira
‘People who are curious about a job will learn a whole lot more than those who just want to get
Is Black Friday for B2B too?
Today is the day known as Black Friday. The day after the annual holiday that is ‘Thanksgiving’ and for the
How to Support Change in Your Organisation
No organisation can afford to stand still. There are always new challenges to meet, and better ways of doing things.
85% of organisations will be “cloud-first” by 2025, says Gartner
Digital transformation pressure, combined with pandemic-driven changes, will move us into a world where anything that isn’t cloud is considered
DevOps Demystified
The technology world in which we live is driven by a frenzy of competitive fast-paced product and solutions development. With
Using Power Query to combine External data with a comment column in Excel
Recently, I have seen a few questions around allowing stakeholders to “comment” on data that is coming from SQL Databases
Aspira Announce 40 New Jobs
Aspira, the Irish-owned international consulting and technology business, has announced the creation of 40 new high-level jobs at the official
Three Mistakes a Business Analyst Should Avoid
In my recent blog ‘The Secret Life of a Business Analyst‘, I explored the role and outlined the key elements
The Secret Life of a Business Analyst
Back when I worked in a telecoms company, there were various well-defined roles – system engineers, software developers, testers, support
How to Shine at an Interview
An interview can be an intimidating process. It is a dictionary definition of a first impression; within the first couple
Important Skills to Become a Successful Project Manager
The role of a project manager is simple: successfully initiate, plan, execute, monitor, control, and close projects. Becoming a successful project
The Principles of Effective Project Governance…Fail to Prepare, Prepare to fail
Whilst the definition of project governance may be considered vague, its importance in underpinning solid project delivery is much less
Driving Towards Outsourcing Projects
When we look at outsourcing projects, we must consider a wide range of factors before we start to weigh up
Project Management Lifecycle Explained
The beauty about being a project manager is that no day is repetitive, every project is unique and brings its
The Importance of Soft Skills in Project Management
In response to remote working, the nature of how we work has changed. We have email conversations become chat threads,