State of the Market

[SussexSeagull]

Why the emphasis on Project Management, Scrum when there are no projects to deliver or manage?

Usually it's the BAs that are required early in a project to build the reqs.

Doesn't look great for tech, again. Surprised to see the low of 54mths, that would put us in COVID. Perhaps the increase we saw was just a flash in the pan, 2yr upward blip.

Think, i will take it, as a pinch of salt tbh.

It's possible, and I am probably being extremely optimistic here, that some projects are begin to be kicked off and they are getting project management in and others will follow in the upcoming weeks and months.

[avonleigh]

Would say Project Managers come first in a project not BA's. I have always believed when there is a lot of demand for PM's the dev and test roles will follow. Wouldn't give that article any credence though. Agents always churn stuff like this out. Guess we will see in a few weeks if there is any real confidence returning,

[SchumiStars]

TBF, it's probably harder to find PMs than Devs ATM. i.e. Loads of Devs available.

Living on a prayer, as usual.

[eek]

TBF, it's probably harder to find PMs than Devs ATM. i.e. Loads of Devs available.

Living on a prayer, as usual.

That shows how little you know the market - there are an awful lot of good PMs immediately available..

[Smartie]

Why the emphasis on Project Management, Scrum when there are no projects to deliver or manage?

Usually it's the BAs that are required early in a project to build the reqs.
Doesn't look great for tech, again. Surprised to see the low of 54mths, that would put us in COVID. Perhaps the increase we saw was just a flash in the pan, 2yr upward blip.
Think, i will take it, as a pinch of salt tbh.

How a new Scrum project works 101:

Often a 'sprint 0' to get the overall requirement and big chunks of functionality defined.
More detailed definition, writing user stories with business stakeholders.
Estimation of user stories.
Prioritisation of defined requirements and an 'MVP' core delivery product defined.
Provision of timescales to PM.
Dev work.
Continuous update of requirements and priorities.

The Scrum Master and BA role are often combined (there was no BA role in original Scrum).
The devs are required throughout to provide technical input on requirements and estimation.
There is no upfront 'Requirements Specification' here :-)

[sadkingbilly]

That shows how little you know the market - there are an awful lot of good PMs immediately available..

an oxymoron like 'military intelligence' .

[jamesbrown]

https://kpmg.com/uk/en/home/media/pr...t-on-jobs.html

FT writeup here (paywalled):

https://www.ft.com/content/a1b92253-...a-eb0f5a070e42

[eek]

https://kpmg.com/uk/en/home/media/pr...t-on-jobs.html

FT writeup here (paywalled):

https://www.ft.com/content/a1b92253-...a-eb0f5a070e42

I’ve heard a number of stories about agencies baulking at the cost of temporary workers post April 1st / 6th.

the combination of minimum wage increases attached to the employer NI changes have added a significant increase in prices - as the old trade off of employer NI allowance offsetting the umbrella /PEO margin no longer works

[SchumiStars]

Sorry to keep beating the drum but I am not alone in thinking back to the office will help at least London out of this tulip.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj3ep20drr0o

[fatJock]

Looks brighter for PMs then than others - I'll let you know when I am looking again.

From what I see (and talking to other PMs) in the absence of much new business the focus has been on dealing with legacy tech / technical debt and Cyber.

All of my current projects are basically refreshing platforms that have had no investment for years but need it now because they're long out of any mainstream support or related to enhancing Cyber posture.