Project Accelerator

How one client added focused BA capacity around their existing lead Business Analyst, keeping multiple transformation workstreams moving without adding a second senior lead. We often talk on this blog about the value a brilliant Business Analyst can bring to a programme: understanding how the business works, drawing insight from stakeholders, shaping requirements, and helping delivery teams understand what actually needs to change.

A satirical playbook for International Week of Happiness at Work: 7 “tactics” that guarantee burnout, turnover and endless hiring. Don’t do this. Are you a happy CIO, PM or BA? I hope so. International Week of Happiness at Work is back for September 2026. At Stoneseed, most of our Project Management as a Service (PMaaS) engagements come from a “happy place”.

An IT Project or programme that needs everyone present, every week, has a single point of failure built in. Why empathy, and capacity, decide if IT projects survive. A programme that depends on every single person being present, every single week, has a single point of failure built into its plan. We rarely write it down that way, but it’s true – isn’t it? Does your project have the capacity for empathy? One of those “credit where credit’s due” moments is happening right now.

For many project managers, the word sustainability still brings to mind construction projects: lower-carbon concrete, energy-efficient buildings, reduced waste and environmentally responsible supply chains. That association is completely understandable. The environmental consequences of decisions made on major construction and infrastructure projects can last for decades.

Should your PMaaS provider just be “Supportive” in RASCI? Stoneseed explores when it makes sense to own the R and even the A -and why that changes delivery outcomes. Don’t judge me, my current obsession is a matrix. Not The Matrix, the 1999 movie (although every day increasingly feels like we’re living its dystopian plot; also, who doesn’t love a Keanu movie?!) No … A matrix. Actually, any project management matrix. Love them! So simple and so effective. Genius.

AI can write your status report, but it can’t read a room. Here’s why PMaaS makes the case for experienced project leadership stronger, not weaker. If AI can produce your status report, update your RAID log and turn yesterday’s meeting into an action list before you’ve finished your coffee, what exactly is the project manager being paid for? It’s a slightly uncomfortable question. My IT college tutor friend was asked this by a prospective student this week.

71% of project managers say their role harms their wellbeing. Discover how PMaaS reduces admin overload and lets PMs focus on the work they love. What’s Stopping You Being the Happiest Project Manager on Earth? When I saw a headline: “The Happiest Project Manager on Earth”, I naturally thought someone had written an article about me. After all, I had just spent the whole morning maintaining RAID logs, chasing updates from team members and the last 45 minutes preparing a status report.

Discover why Stoneseed’s PMaaS clients treat project resourcing as an ongoing relationship, not an emergency call — and how that pays off in delivery. Stoneseed’s PMaaS clients keep coming back. Discover why treating project resourcing as a relationship, not an emergency call, pays off. “They know how I have my tea.” This throwaway comment from a Stoneseed Project Manager, made during a post-PMaaS engagement debrief, reveals a truth we don’t shout about enough. (PMs drink too much tea?

IT project teams often avoid hard truths until it’s too late. Discover how PMaaS creates space for honest diagnosis and course correction. When You’re Inside the Jar, You Can’t Read the Label I love this saying. It’s one of those lines that sounds simple, throwaway even, until you sit and ponder it for a minute. Of course, it’s nothing to do with jars and labels.

Struggling to resource IT projects? Learn when your projects need a dedicated PMO specialist versus a skilled generalist — and how to decide.Do Your IT Projects Need a PMO Specialist, or a Really Good Generalist? Now, there’s a question worth asking before you write the job spec! Stoneseed were at the House of PMO conference day in London in June, and specialist vs generalist was a recurring theme with visitors to our stand. Actually, it comes up in many conversations with clients too.