When do you Celebrate Project Success?
One of the technology projects I’m currently managing is nearing ‘go-live’ and I’m working with the client team to complete user acceptance testing and get the inevitable test issues resolved. This project has been a bit of a hard slog and the project team is feeling a bit demoralised and just want to go back to […]
How to Deal with Project or Initiative Overload
Do you find yourself trying to manage too many conflicting priorities? Do you have to keep multiple bosses happy, or have more new ‘initiatives’ start than you can complete? If so, you are not alone, but there are ways to manage these situations effectively. Although you need to be careful not to fall into the […]
Case Study: From Initiative Overload to Project Portfolio Management
This case study demonstrates the importance of having visibility and robust oversight of your entire portfolio of change. It summarises an assignment I completed some time ago, but have repeated similar projects for many other businesses and achieved similar results. The Company The private wealth management arm of a well known global banking group, with offices […]
5 Best Practices to Manage Project Portfolios
The success of a business can depend highly on its ability to effectively manage and deliver its portfolio of projects. This helps ensure business goals and strategic objectives are met on time and on budget. The importance of managing project portfolios should not be taken lightly. Here are my top five best practices to help effectively manage project […]
Document management & workflow
Before reading any further, please consider the two questions below: Do you use, or considering to use, an electronic document or content management system (often known as EDM, DMS or ECM)? Do you use, or considering to use, any form of workflow or business process management (BPM) software? If you have answered ‘No’ to both questions then […]
Case Study: Law Firm Preparing for High Growth
The Client A law firm specialising in intellectual property within emerging markets. They have a global client base of high profile bluechip companies. The firm has approximately 400 staff with offices throughout Africa. The Problem Following some changes within the Senior Management Team, including the appointment of a new Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, […]
Effective Use of Technology Seminar 2014
Last week I presented at two business seminars in the Channel Islands, hosted by MBS Business Solutions. The focus of the presentations was on how technology, in particular Document Management, can help solve the key problems being faced by businesses in 2014. A copy of my presentation is available for download, by clicking the link […]
Are you Responsible or Accountable?
I was discussing the question of responsibility and accountability with one of my clients recently and they were having difficulty distinguishing the two. This was one of the contributory factors why many of the strategies and projects they initiated failed to achieve the outcomes expected. So what is the difference between being responsible for something […]
Case Study: Business Process Review using Lamberhurst 4Sight
I’ve written up this case study to demonstrate the use of the Lamberhurst 4Sight process in conducting a business process review. I used this very successfully during a recent overseas project. It helped to provide focus for the stakeholders and qualitative evidence to back up the recommendations for change. The Company One of the largest […]
Project Management vs Change Management – is there a difference?
This post has come from Project Manager in Australia and was written by their editor, Adeline Teoh. The views expressed by Adeline are the same as my experiences so I thought it was worth sharing the complete post. Change management isn’t new but it’s certainly becoming more popular as a career choice. But why are so […]
