Project management is the process of leading the work of a team to achieve all project goals within the given constraints. This information is usually described in project documentation, created at the beginning of the development process. The primary constraints are scope, time, and budget.
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Zombie projects are the enemies of well-intentioned innovation initiatives in many organizations, regardless of industry or region. These projects fail for whatever reason and do not fulfill their promise. Yet they trudge on, sucking up resources without any real hope of positively impacting a company’s strategy or revenue prospects… To read more, click here. Image (source)
In the past few months I have been cross pollinating my interests. One thread I have been seeing across several of my groups is around the concept of building a better organization. The topic that has got me thinking is focused on helping organizations Change/Transform more easily. Taking cues from the agile thinkers I have…
A performance metric – any measurement used to gauge an organization’s performance in a specific area (usually important area) and is updated routinely with new data. Data can tell a story; unfortunately it’s often not formatted to ensure everybody sees, understands and acts on that story. In many organizations, especially those with poor performance results,…
Business Challenge Business Improvement initiatives are getting a lot of press these days: “…our projects saved over $10M in the first 12 months of deployment using BPM”1. Thus, it seems logical for an organization to jump onto the process improvement bandwagon. Much is promised of business improvement efforts, and there are many capable consultants and…
I hear people talking about “WIP” and I have to say that I have no Idea what they are talking about. Also, I hear this “WIP thing” used when they want to reduce the time it takes to do parts in a manufacturing plant. What are they talking about, and how can this help me speed up…
Mittel-management. This is the name of the management theory at the heart of Germany’s success. In general, the term Mittelstand applies to mid-sized companies, many of which shun the limelight, operate from the countryside within the business-to-business or niche market sector, and are operated by anonymous company men. The Mittelstand dominates the global market in…
