Association for Project Management Women in Project Management SIG, in partnership with Fierce Project Management, Growth through Knowledge, University of Kent and Fastly held their first critical conversation event titled: Flexible Working, How to do it & How not to – for International Women’s Day 2020.
The event took place remotely to provide control for Coronavirus concerns, and is available to watch back below.
The Panel explores:
* How remote and flexible workking can work in practise, and the impact of the coronavirus as more people move to this way of working
* The challenges that can still exist when finding project work that is flexible
* Different experiences and examples of flexible working within project management
* Take away tips on how to make flexible working work for you and your projects
We missed the first few minutes on the recording which were introductions, and exploring how different companies were approaching remote working particularly in light of the coronavirus concerns.
About our Speakers:
Annie Maingard, University of Kent – I have worked in both academia and private industry and used the option to work flexibly in both. This has been around family caring requirements and also to allow for travel to and from work. I am now part time and have changed my arrangements several times to allow for work life balance. I am passionate about inclusivity within project management and academia, and work to share this encouragement into the industry.
Julien Maingard, Fastly – I work for Fastly, a US Bay-area Technology company and have done for 5 years since my eldest child was 6 months old. Introducing a long commute into a work/life balance made for a very big challenge and over the years I have increased my remote working to account for this. Looking back I wish I had pushed harder for more flexibility earlier on. I am now in a leadership position and I am reflecting this philosophy as much as I can towards the people joining my team today and would encourage everyone to accept the ideals of a “goal oriented work environment.”
Anita Phagura, Fierce Project Management – I have worked flexibly as a project manager for several years, instigated to create the allusive ‘work-life balance’ after experiencing a period of burnout and then later with different wants and needs after becoming a mum. This has ranged from compressed hours working, part time working and undertaking a job share – and I believe this has made me a more effective project manager. Through Fierce Project Management, I champion inclusivity within project management through working 121, in group programmes and with project businesses to empower women and underrepresented groups.
Nicole Reilly, Can Market – Nicole Reilly is the Principal Consultant for Growth Through Knowledge, and a director at CanMarket. She spent 12 years working with senior leaders, developing management information and business intelligence aimed at facilitating informed decision-making by both internal and external parties. Her wide-ranging business expertise was gained through alignment with sales, marketing, HR & finance functions – across Media & Publishing, Distribution & Logistics, Manufacturing and Financial Services industries. More recently, Nicole has focused on IT & business change-related consultancy, and was one of the first in Europe to achieve the IPMO-E certification with AIPMO.
Carry on the conversation:
The Fierce Project Management Tribe: www.facebook.com/groups/FiercePMTribe
Women In Project Management SIG Group on LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2078790
