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Transition in style to the new PMBOK6
In case you missed it, the PMBOK5 is changing to the PMBOK6 on the 25th March 2018. The following are
ISO is becoming a great guide for how to manage your business
Attaining ISO 9001 registration was commonly viewed as a costly endeavour. Companies believed that they would be obligated to invest
Breaking up with Excel: How SharePoint Lists can fix your Business Processes
Anytime I have a meeting with a client to discuss ways I can help improve business processes, one thing is
Power of Project Management: Linking strategy to action
Organisations are facing significant events and uncertainties such as GDPR, Brexit, adoption of Artificial Intelligence and President Trump’s new
Revealed! The Secret Language of Software Developers
I work with a bunch of extremely smart, extremely talented software developers. There’s no denying that seriously hard-core techies
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At Aspira, our culture is to look at things from the client perspective, and to behave the way we
Land of One Hundred Thousand Welcomes – “céad míle fáilte: je ne regrette rien”
There is a lot of debate in the media at the moment regarding the drive to attract Irish ex pats
Life is a project
An interview with Emma Daly Late last year Emma Daly, the head of consulting at Aspira, found herself a finalist
Do unlikely alliances breed success?
The festive season is well and truly over and we find ourselves in the depths of January, which we all know
What Drives the Different Approaches to Project Planning?
The Project Management Institute Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide ) and the Agile industry organisation define two very different ways of
Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute appoints new President
01 December 2017: The Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI) has appointed Pat Lucey as President at the
What is GDPR?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on the 25th May 2018. It is now vital that businesses review
StrICTly Shake IT up
All too often we get caught in the rut of repetition, cocooned within our comfort zone. Thanks to my company Aspira’s
‘Coasts full of jobs, seas full of fish’ – Navigating the challenges of Stakeholder Management
The single thing that makes a project complex is when it involves stakeholders with conflicting requirements. Project Managers can struggle
Top 10 traits I most admire in a Manager
I have worked for a variety of managers to date and have met many more along the way! As a
Aspira – Building Bridges in Dublin Docklands
Aspira’s new Dublin office is open a little over a year now & has seen significant changes in that short
Project Resourcing and Staff Utilisation: A view from the bench, and the benefits of our virtual bench to our clients.
Using my regular football analogies in this blog, it occurred to me how the dynamics of staff utilisation in medium
Aspira customises Microsoft Dynamics applications for Laya Healthcare
Laya healthcare is the second largest provider of private health insurance in Ireland with over half a million members,
10 reasons employees should bring their dogs to work
10 reasons employees should bring their dogs to work Dogs are everyone’s best friend. Our four-legged friends work alongside us every
A Problem Shared Is A Problem Halved?
We’ve all heard the saying ‘A Problem Shared Is a Problem Halved’, but when it comes to Project Management
Land Speed Record – How to Survive
The official land-speeds record (measured over a mile) is 1,227.985km/h or 763.35mi/h. The record was set by Andy Green in
The 1% Better VoxPop @ The Project Management Institute – Ireland National Conference
http://robofthegreen.ie/episodes/episode-15-pmi-ireland-voxpop/ Oh yes, it’s back by popular demand!!! The 1% Better VoxPop!! After making its debut a couple of
BYOD Rocks! How the Joshua Tree influenced Mobile Device Management
The legendary U2 album “The Joshua Tree” celebrated its 30th Year in March this Year, twenty years before the formation
From Eritrea to Aspira with Love!
Sami Habtemariam was 18 when he was forced to leave his home country. He was halfway through his second year
1% Better Podcast with Pat Lucey
Check out Rob-of-the-Green’s 1% Better podcast, where his latest interview is with our CEO, Pat Lucey. Rob’s podcasts come out
Don’t be afraid to tell me my baby is ugly!
CEO Pat Lucey speaks on newstalk FM about how he set-up Aspira ten years ago following the closure of
World Recognised Project Management
If you could have a qualification with the power to open doors for you into multiple industries as diverse as
