WealthWorks+ A New Wealth Management System
WealthWorks+ is being launched next month in the Channel Islands. It is described as “a brand new platform for private client professionals, built using the latest in responsive web technology”. Ever since Microgen Financial Systems started to buy up its smaller competitors, I’ve been arguing that there is a gap in the wealth systems market; […]
5 Fundamentals for a successful project
I am often asked about what makes a successful project, so I have put together these 5 fundamentals, which are, in my opinion, the most important aspects to managing business projects. I can’t guarantee your project will be a success, but I can definitely guarantee it won’t be if you don’t have these basics in […]
Time Management Secrets
Editors Note: This is a guest post from Toptal, the network for top freelance consultants. It was written by Dmitry Ryazantsev a Java Developer. The original article can be accessed by clicking here. Sometimes I wish I was a vampire, or at least a werewolf. It would probably make this whole work-life balance thing people talk about […]
How achievable is your portfolio of projects in 2018?
It’s January and you’ve got the whole year ahead of you. If your financial year matches the calendar year then you’ve also got a full budget to spend – which due to last year’s careful planning should be mostly allocated already. You will also have an agreed delivery strategy supported by business cases on how […]
If Your Only Tool is a Hammer, Every Problem Looks Like a Nail
The concept known as the law of the instrument, otherwise known as the law of the hammer, Maslow’s hammer (or gavel), or the golden hammer, is a cognitive bias that involves an over-reliance on a familiar tool. As Abraham Maslow said in 1966, “I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is […]
Seasons Greetings from Solitaire Consulting
As we reach the end of another year I hope you can look back and feel satisfied with what you have achieved, both personally and professionally. For me it has been a year where I have started to invest time to diversify into other areas, whilst still spending the majority of time focusing on my […]
New Product: Triyo project collaboration software
According to the Gallup 2017 Digital Workplace Survey, 31% of senior executives state their biggest workplace challenge is the lack of “Cross-Departmental Collaboration”. The same survey reported that 33% of executives stated their biggest digital priority was “Enterprise Social / Real-Time Collaboration”. My experience working with organisations of different sizes is that enterprise wide collaboration […]
Power Pivot for Excel: Top Use Cases and Examples from Toptal
Editor’s Note Everyone I know uses Excel to some extent, but few (including me!) even scratch the surface of its capabilities. In this article, written by Ellen Su, Finance Expert at Toptal, the capabilities of Excel’s PowerPivor addin are demonstrated to provide a number of time saving analysis techniques. The original post can be read here. Ellen […]
NEWS: new associates and new office
New Associates We now have access to a number of associate consultants who bring a wealth of experience from their different backgrounds. This provides Solitaire Consulting with the opportunity to take on much larger projects or to be more flexible with the work we undertake for our clients. Specific experience that is now available includes: […]
You Need a Hero: The Project Manager
This article was written by ETHAN JAMES, a freelance software engineer at TOPTAL. Editors note: Whilst this has been written from the perspective of a software developer it ably demonstrates, in a light-hearted way, the importance of having an impartial third party as a project manager. This lesson does not just apply to technology projects and can […]
