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How to become a Project Manager

By ILX Team | 24 August 2021

Project management can be a challenging, rewarding, fulfilling and varied career. Increasingly, organisations of all sizes and industries have the need for talented project professionals to bring their projects in on time and on budget. The demand for these skills isn’t showing any signs of dwindlin...

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Lessons in combating workplace stress from top companies: Bumble, Lloyds, Google and more

By ILX Team | 2 August 2021

Organisations have had to cope with a crisis beyond COVID-19 in recent months. The crisis of burnout has been sweeping employees, causing low moods, poor performance, depression, and time off work. Just as workplaces have been revolutionised at the hands of the pandemic, they now too must overhau...

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Quality Assurance and testing within ITIL

By ILX Team | 28 July 2021

Within the ITIL framework, the Service Validation and Testing process plays an important role. Not only is it used to actively maintain test environments, but it also works to ensure that developments meet the quality standard as well as customer expectations, and it verifies that releases can conti...

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Settling the debate: Is remote working here to stay?

By ILX Team | 19 July 2021

As we learn to live with the coronavirus, the jury is still out as to whether we should return to the office. From mixed emotions to confusing regulations, we are here to discuss it all, iron some things out, and maybe even settle the debate on whether remote working is here to stay. Long live the...

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The role of trust in leadership

By ILX Team | 6 July 2021

Deloitte’s insights and studies never fail to grab our attention here at ILX. If you haven’t already, we highly recommend having a read of their latest free online magazine. One particular article that caught our eye this month is ‘The value of resilient leadership’, an insightful piece about the ro...

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How to negotiate in the project profession

By ILX Team | 25 June 2021

As a project professional, strong negotiation skills will help you achieve the results you want. But not all of us are naturally gifted in the art of bargaining. Fret not, we are here to help. Like all skills, negotiating is something we can work on, and with our guidance you’ll be striking successf...

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How to sustain the momentum of continuous improvement

By ILX Team | 10 June 2021

Organisations will often introduce initiatives in order to motivate employees. As they strive to do better, companies will set targets for their teams and offer rewards when goals are met. It’s nothing new; businesses have been incentivising good performance for decades. However, many organisatio...

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