The technology landscape is evolving rapidly, and staying ahead requires more than just keeping an eye on the latest trends. At NILC, we help individuals and businesses navigate this ever-changing world, offering practical advice to prepare for what’s next. Based on insights from the CompTIA IT Industry Outlook, here’s a simplified guide to the major […]
Project managing is all about planning and controlling several areas of a project. To do so requires a multitude of skills, both hard and soft. So, in this post we will look at the top ten skills a potential project manager needs to have. 1) Hard Skills Hard skills qualifications such as PRINCE2, AgilePM, PRINCE2 […]
In a previous post: Top 10 soft skills that employers will be looking for in 2022, I said that once you know what your soft skills are then you can apply them to hard skills training. Hard skills are the job-specific certifications that qualify you for the position you are applying for and they are […]
New year. New plans. New beginnings. If these new beginnings include a new career or progression in an existing one then you need to know what skills would look good enough on your CV to put it at the top of the tree. So, with these thoughts in mind, the festive period might be a […]
The role of a project manager is very different to that of a programme manager and yet in some ways, the tasks each manager must carry out are similar. What separates the two roles most of all is the focus. The project manager concentrates on the successful organisation and delivery of one project in time […]
It is official!… The European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) is to be rebranded. The ICDL Foundation together with the British Computer Society (BCS) are currently working on changing all the branding for this internationally recognised qualification. It is to become known as the International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL). Why the Rebrand? Although ECDL and ICDL […]
If you are considering a project management career you need to ask yourself if you are a waterfall or an agile kind of manager. If agile is your choice, you then need to ask yourself whether you would prefer not to be a manager in the traditional sense of the word, but rather a Scrum […]
There are 3 important roles in a Scrum Team: that of the Product Owner, the Scrum Master and the Team itself. Having already covered how a Scrum Team works in ‘What is Scrum Methodology and Scrum project management?’ in this post we will be looking at the difference between the roles of Product Owner and […]
Axelos launched the fifth edition of Managing Successful Programmes® (MSP) on 26 October 2020. The previous update to this training occurred in 2011. The new revisions have been made in response to a multitude of changes that have occurred in both programme and project management since the previous update. Why the changes? In all […]
We are each of us the authors of our own destiny, but we need to know what we want and how to go about getting it. In terms of planning a project management career there is a method to follow. It is a set recipe for success that is easily compared to the making of […]
A Certified Scrum Master (CSM) qualification is highly sort after by employers. There are plenty of jobs advertised on the UK Job Boards that ask for this qualification and there are also some very tantalising salaries attached. As well as this, CSM is globally recognised meaning that there are many possibilities to work abroad if […]
Over the past month Zoom has released a raft of new features for the desktop app that can improve how you look and sound in your meetings, as both a host and a delegate. Read on to learn how these improvements can help you Zoom like a pro. Slides as virtual background 📺 This new feature […]
