Different flavours of UK accountant

March 3, 2007

Most people would be forgiven for thinking that the term 'accountant' covers most of the accounting profession. In fact, there are many different specialities and a professional working in one is unlikely to know a great deal about another, other than... Read more...

What do investment banks do?

February 26, 2007

Investment banks operate in a multi-billion dollar industry and hold a very interesting characteristic – not many people know the details of what they actually do. Even more interesting is the fact that a surprisingly large number of people who work... Read more...

Ensuring effective communication in a project environment

December 10, 2006

Effective communication is essential for the success of a project. It is therefore useful to construct a formal communication plan.Contents of a formal communication planExplicit identification of suitable communication mediums to utilise for specific... Read more...

A multi-discipline approach to finance projects

October 22, 2006

It is sometimes a good idea to split the project team into component parts, each focusing on a different , but complimentary, skill-set.Interdependencies and relationships can also be formally defined - shown below via dotted lines.The four parts in the... Read more...

Bringing all the ships in together

April 8, 2006

One of the most rewarding times in a project is bringing all the streams of work in together to hit that all-important final deadline. This is the true 'litmus test' for the whole team and is usually both exhausting and exhilarating at the same time.There... Read more...