Updated in May 2025 As digital skills become essential across industries, the ICDL (International Computer Driving Licence) continues to stand out as a trusted, globally recognised digital skills qualification. Whether you’re a job seeker, career changer, or business professional, ICDL offers practical IT competencies that are not only valued by employers but also benchmarked […]
Updated May 2025 If you’re looking to build or prove your digital skills, the ICDL (International Computer Driving Licence) remains one of the most widely recognised certifications available today. Originally known as ECDL in Europe (European Computer Driving Licence), the qualification has since been rebranded as ICDL globally to reflect its international scope. In […]
Those of you who have read ‘How Santa used Scrum to organise his Christmas deliveries’, will know that Santa recently completed several training courses to enhance his project management skills. The mammoth task of organising Christmas present manufacture and delivery had become increasingly stressful to all concerned, but his training enabled himself and his elves […]
How to project manage your way out of the jungle It’s that time again… The annual ‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here’ is drawing to an end. Soon the jungle drums will announce the winner. Tensions are running high. But how on earth, I hear you ask, could anyone think to compare a […]
Problems, problems, problems Santa had been in a dilemma for some time and for several reasons. Firstly, he had put on a little weight after last year’s mince pies. Climbing down and then back up the chimneys was very time-consuming for an elderly Santa. The wear and tear on his Santa suits meant that his […]
To keep my introduction short and sweet, there are many jobs available for a Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) candidate. A multitude of job titles exist that ask for this certification and I have tried to capture some of them in the tables I have created for this post. In terms of salary, as is shown […]
In a recent post, Scrum Team: The Importance of Trust and Transparency, I explained how important the two elements of trust and transparency are for effective collaboration. In this follow up post we will look at how the visibility of Scrum Artefacts is essential for allowing, if not actually creating trust and transparency within a […]
Zak the Zombie job hunter is desperate to climb out of the graveyard of unemployment and into the world of project management, but which training is most suitable? To be a project manager requires leadership skills, planning skills and most importantly communication skills; nobody was going to consider him as he stood. Casper the ghost […]
Within a Scrum Team, trust and transparency are the ‘glue’ for effective collaboration. They create a no-blame culture and environment within which every team member feels confident to share ideas, discuss problems and, on occasion, share their mistakes. Being based on empiricism (knowledge gained from experience) Scrum methodology sees mistakes as lessons that can be […]
In a previous post, ‘What does a Scrum Master do and what is their role?’ I explained that Scrum encourages collaboration and active involvement of all team members. This creates a self-organised and dedicated team as well as an enjoyable working environment. The benefit of having a Scrum Master is that they help create the […]
In a previous post; ‘What is Scrum Master and what are the Benefits of Getting a Scrum Master Qualification?’ I said that I would describe the Scrum Master’s role in more detail. Well, here, as promised is that description. In this post, however, the focus is on the Scrum Master as a servant leader, but […]
What does a Scrum Master do? As I explained in my post What is Scrum Methodology and Scrum Project Management?, a Scrum team is self-organising meaning that there is no team leader to delegate tasks. Issues are resolved by the whole team. Given the nature of the Scrum team then, the Scrum Master’s role is […]
