The Spring edition of Straight Talk on IT Project Management is out now, and this one’s worth a proper read.
Volume IX is all about people, talent, and teams, and it doesn’t pull its punches. We’re talking about the IT project management talent crisis (and whether it’s actually a failure of imagination rather than just a shortage), the quiet but devastating multiplier effect that skills gaps have across entire project portfolios, and the myths that still follow experienced project managers around like a bad smell.
There’s also a genuinely honest conversation about burnout. Not the “have you tried mindfulness?” variety. The real kind, with a real PM story at the heart of it.
And if you’re wrestling with the contractor vs. vendor PM vs. PMaaS question, Article 8 lays out the clearest comparison we’ve ever written. Spoiler: the answer depends on whether you need a technology installation or actual business change. Those are not the same thing.
April 2026 brought new employment law that changes the risk calculus on both permanent headcount and contractor supply chains. If your resourcing model hasn’t been looked at in light of that, there’s a chapter specifically for you.
Eight articles. No waffle. Free to download.
👉 Grab the Spring edition here: Stoneseed eBooks | Straight Talk on Project Management
And if you’re already thinking ahead, the Summer edition lands mid-June, and it shifts focus entirely from the people challenge to the delivery challenge. Getting projects started, unstuck, and over the line. From the rituals that help teams actually begin, to what good leadership looks like when the going gets genuinely hard, to why stakeholders keep changing their minds (and what to do about it). There’s even a gardening metaphor that is, we promise, more useful than it sounds.
Download Spring now at stoneseed.co.uk, and watch this space for mid-June.
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