My kids were always asking impossible questions like “Which came first, chicken or egg?”, “Is soup a food or a...
As it’s International Women’s Day, I thought I’d re-share this blog , written by Nicol Cutts, Stoneseed’s Head of Project...
In the New Year, we’re back on a more serious trajectory with more Straight Talking on IT Project management with...
Who’d Wanna Be A BA? IT Project Business Analysts Have An Image Problem
Too many questions? Spotting problems early? Five real complaints about IT project Business Analysts, and why each one proves you need one. Business Analyst … busy-body more like it! Business Analysts have an image problem. As a BA I hear
Why Project Managers Are Creative and How Projects Benefit
Why Project Managers Are Creative Professionals (Not Just Admins) – Project management is creative work. Discover why PMs are artists at heart, how AI frees up time for ideation, and why creativity is the fun part of the job. “I
One BA Can’t Be Everywhere: How a Support Model Kept Multiple Workstreams Moving
How one client added focused BA capacity around their existing lead Business Analyst, keeping multiple transformation workstreams moving without adding a second senior lead. We often talk on this blog about the value a brilliant Business Analyst can bring to
Happiness is an IT Project Delivery Strategy (Not Just a HR Metric)
A satirical playbook for International Week of Happiness at Work: 7 “tactics” that guarantee burnout, turnover and endless hiring. Don’t do this. Are you a happy CIO, PM or BA? I hope so. International Week of Happiness at Work is
IT Project Management: The Value of Empathy That Nobody Budgets For
An IT Project or programme that needs everyone present, every week, has a single point of failure built in. Why empathy, and capacity, decide if IT projects survive. A programme that depends on every single person being present, every
We Are The S in RASCI, And So Much More
Should your PMaaS provider just be “Supportive” in RASCI? Stoneseed explores when it makes sense to own the R and even the A -and why that changes delivery outcomes. Don’t judge me, my current obsession is a matrix. Not The
IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND AI: Let Robots Report, Let Leaders Lead
AI can write your status report, but it can’t read a room. Here’s why PMaaS makes the case for experienced project leadership stronger, not weaker. If AI can produce your status report, update your RAID log and turn yesterday’s meeting
What’s Stopping You Being the Happiest Project Manager on Earth?
71% of project managers say their role harms their wellbeing. Discover how PMaaS reduces admin overload and lets PMs focus on the work they love. What’s Stopping You Being the Happiest Project Manager on Earth? When I saw a headline:
Stoneseed’s Project Management as a Service: The Recurring Dream Team
Discover why Stoneseed’s PMaaS clients treat project resourcing as an ongoing relationship, not an emergency call — and how that pays off in delivery. Stoneseed’s PMaaS clients keep coming back. Discover why treating project resourcing as a relationship, not an
How PMaaS Helps IT Project Teams Get Real About What’s Wrong
IT project teams often avoid hard truths until it’s too late. Discover how PMaaS creates space for honest diagnosis and course correction. When You’re Inside the Jar, You Can’t Read the Label I love this saying. It’s one of those
Attention IT Director: Do Your IT Projects Need a PMO Specialist, or a Really Good Generalist?
Struggling to resource IT projects? Learn when your projects need a dedicated PMO specialist versus a skilled generalist — and how to decide.Do Your IT Projects Need a PMO Specialist, or a Really Good Generalist? Now, there’s a question worth
“Who Asked For This?” Google Reminds Project Managers Of A Crucial Question
Google I/O just changed search as we knew it. But the real lesson is one every IT project manager recognises — what happens when “can we?” replaces “should we?” Google has quietly (and then all at once) blown up the
PMO as a Service: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and Whether You Need It
When PMO as a Service Makes Sense (And When It Doesn’t): Discover what it is, what it isn’t, and if you actually need it. A project rarely announces that it’s in trouble. Not loudly, anyway. There’s no “Breaking News” ticker-tape
Keeping Projects On Track: What Extreme Heat Can Teach Us About Project Resilience
Extreme heat setbacks railways for the same reason unexpected setbacks break IT projects: they’re built for normal. Here’s how PMaaS builds in the flex to cope. It happens every time. Proper hot weather arrives and everything falls apart around us.
PMaaS Is More Than Just Outsourcing: It’s a Partnership
Most organisations come to PMaaS for the capacity. The ones who get the most from it treat it as a genuine working partnership. Here’s what that really looks like. We’re noticing a pattern when organisations first come to us. They’ve
Why an Imaginary Project Director Keeps Telling the Truth About Real IT Programmes
The Secret Diary of Gary Clencher, I.T. Project Director – Aged 51 and ¾ An imaginary IT Project Director is dropping some truths about IT Project Management right now – and readers are LOVING it. (see readers comment at the
Your IT Projects Are Missing a Business Analyst. Here’s What That’s Costing You.
Business Analysis as a Service (BAaaS) isn’t a luxury , it’s a delivery mechanism. Stoneseed now offers BAaaS as a dedicated service. Here’s why your IT projects need it. Picture the ideal IT project team: a Project Manager,
The IT Project Manager’s Movie Hero Story Arc: Seven Villains, One Quest, And A PMaaS Cameo
Scope creep, vanishing stakeholders, undead projects — the real villains every IT project manager faces. Discover seven enemies of delivery success and how PMaaS helps you defeat them. Was Darth Vader really just a frustrated project manager? A viral video
A world class PMO in 100 days. Stoneseed has a plan
“A world class PMO in 100 days” sounds like a marathon. It isn’t. The 100 days is the plan, not the engagement. Stoneseed’s PMO team works with you in a short, focused consultancy to map where your PMO is now,
IT Project Management Risk & Governance – The Herd Of Elephants in the Room
Why IT projects keep failing for the same reasons, and why everyone in the room already knows it, yet no one says a word. There is a particular kind of silence that settles over project meetings when everyone in the
Too many questions? Spotting problems early? Five real complaints about IT project Business Analysts, and why each one proves you
Too many questions? Spotting problems early? Five real complaints about IT project Business Analysts, and why each one proves you
