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In our blog post, we present an exciting further training opportunity: the Master of Project Management. A tailor-made training programme for project managers that we at adesso successfully completed last year. Find out more about the project management methods and techniques that were taught to provide participants with a comprehensive toolbox for successfully navigating the complex world of IT projects.

adesso employs all sorts of people, regardless of educational background. I myself used to be an academic philosopher of emerging technology. I found myself into venture capital and the startup environment, coming from the EU commission in policy and governance and now I am an agile project manager here at adesso. In this blog entry, I wish to examine some parallels in philosophy examining the nothingness on which everything is built and the agile methodology of managing business projects in areas of ambiguity, uncertainty and certainly, lack of knowledge.

The term ‘fixed price’ raises a number of issues in agile development, since the scope should in theory be clearly defined. However, in practice, the requirements are often incomplete and subject to change. This can lead to uncertainty, different interpretations and, if worst comes to worst, the project failing. In this blog post, we will take a closer look at expectation management and the concept of scope. Along with that, we will also explore several requirements engineering methods that allow you to remain on budget and describe possible solutions in cases where your project is at risk of going over budget.

If we view organisation as more than just an administrative framework – namely a structure that has a purpose and creates value – then it becomes clear that finding a holistic approach to develop said structure is not easy. This blog post will introduce the 3⁴ concept for organisational development.

The main achievement and benefit is the reduction of testing time from 14 person days to 80-90 minutes. This time reduction has a significant impact on our client’s development and delivery cycle.

Completing a large-scale project successfully always depends on the multitude of small moving parts coming together. Implementing a project management office (PMO) can help here. In our blog post, we will give you a brief insight into our adesso Public PMO and the key topics associated with it.

As any working parent knows, balancing your family time and your work life is often anything but easy. What’s more, project management and consultancy briefs are usually uniquely complex challenges that come in all shapes and sizes. The same goes for setting up and establishing a new company site. But as I’ve seen since my very first day here, adesso makes it possible to juggle family time and project work successfully.

In my blog post, I’d like to introduce you to an incredibly versatile method for recording, analysing and documenting processes. The brown paper method is shaped by interactive collaboration, especially on site. I would like to share my experiences with you to demonstrate how the method can be adapted during a pandemic and still be applied on site.