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In smokiest Sheffield
History & The Arts

In smokiest Sheffield

...business throve it seemed to be at the cost of somebody; though even when business pines it is apparently no better. The thing ought to be looked into. At the moment of my visit to Sheffield, it happened that many works were running half-time or no time, and many people were out of work. At one place there was a little oblong building between branching streets, round...
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Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO)
Money & Business

Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO)

...business case, the contribution to the organisation’s objectives. With this contribution clearly stated then the project context is clear and governance of the project can ensure that the project is focused on the outcome rather than activities. The golden thread of delegated authority is a direct chain of accountability. Within this chain each person needs to know what...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century

...businesses are less conventional, and as a result it’s often harder to see how they find the money they need to survive. For example, there are many collaborative projects that produce free products including software, online encyclopaedias and educational resources. These often rely on volunteers contributing their time, with money being provided by advertising,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Hybrid working: skills for leadership
Money & Business

Hybrid working: skills for leadership

...business and lots of transformations taking place, for example automation is reshaping industries such as auditing, as seen at Deloitte, and this changes the roles those industries require. We are now living longer than ever and retiring later, and issues of equity, diversity and inclusion are more prominent than ever. It is fair to say that what our parents’ generation...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Rising China and Africa's development: oil
Society, Politics & Law

Rising China and Africa's development: oil

...businesses. You're not going to have it. You have to put in money to be able to do that. The strategy should not always be pushing investors to do their training and the capacity development. Enterprise Development Centre that was set up by Jubilee Partners to train businesses. It stalled after five years when they pulled out. That should have continued. Even government...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Building the London Underground
History & The Arts

Building the London Underground

...business...[ Construction of the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground railway. Illustration shows the trench and partially completed cut and cover tunnel close to Kings Cross station, London. The railway opened in 1863.] Construction of the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground railway. Illustration shows the trench and partially completed cut...
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Wendy Gregory On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Wendy Gregory On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...Business School’s Research Director for 3 years. Following this, Wendy emigrated to New Zealand in 2003 to introduce systems thinking and reflective practice to a lot of policy influencing and trans-disciplinary staff and projects in the Institute for Environmental Science and Research, based in Christchurch. In 2011, Wendy returned with her family to the UK....
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Ask the experts: Coronavirus fake news & medical terminology
Science, Maths & Technology

Ask the experts: Coronavirus fake news & medical terminology

...busy with public engagement on the understanding of scientific facts and avoiding scientific misunderstanding around COVID-19. LEARN MORE: • Read our interview with science integrity expert Dr Elisabeth Bik, where she shares her experiences and concerns around the fake news and fake research around COVID-19. Click here. • Wondering how experts conduct research and...
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