Solitaire Consulting welcomes Andy Jarvis as Senior Consultant
Solitaire Consulting is delighted to announce that Andy Jarvis has joined as a Senior Consultant. Andy joins the business having worked in technology leadership and consulting roles globally, across financial services, telecoms, engineering and the services sector. He brings with him over 20 years’ experience in Technology and Operational leadership at C-suite level, having led […]
Why hiring for character is key to building a successful team
My colleague Paul Every’s recent email on resources (“getting the right people on the bus”) got me thinking about the hiring processes of many organisations. In turn this links to the reasons why the process we often follow for setting strategy, is sometimes doomed to underachievement – if not complete failure, because organisations don’t hire […]
The benefits of a virtual PMO
In this article I will describe how a virtual PMO (also referred to as ‘PMO as a Service’, abbreviated to PMOaaS) could benefit your organisation. There can be no doubt that what many organisations thought was impossible a couple years ago has enabled them to continue to operate during the pandemic. I am of course […]
Emerging from Lockdown – how are you going to change?
As more and more businesses return to something resembling normal we compare business priorities and expectations before Coronavirus with those after.
Case Study: Jersey Royal Consultation Project
This Case Study describes a project undertaken in 2019 in conjunction with Adapt Consulting Company, working on behalf of Solitaire Consulting. “The autumn 2019 consultation on the Jersey Royal Industry has been a breath of fresh air with broad consultation, good cooperation and significant consensus. We need to keep-up this good work in 2020 and […]
Top 5 buying factors for Enterprise Software
Whatever size business you are, selecting the right enterprise software is a big decision that you want to get right. Your choice of core system is one that will impact your business for many years to come.
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 […]
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Why the GDPR Matters
I make no apologies for another blog on the subject of data, because I believe data is one of the most important subjects in both our personal and working lives at the moment. But first let’s talk about the Fourth Industrial Revolution. I was at a conference this week listening to a great keynote presentation […]
How Safe is Your Data?
With cyber security hitting the headlines almost daily, many organisations are rightly concerned about the vulnerability of their data and are devoting serious time and resources to protecting this vital business asset. Traditional security methods have focused on improving the boundary defences of the organisation; aiming to prevent undesirable penetration of the network and to […]
Is Your Business Ready for the New Professional?
Change is happening within our businesses. We know it has been going on for some time, but it can be difficult to pin down. Technology is always changing but this time it is different. Professionals are getting fed up with some of the tools and processes being made available to them. Instead of complaining they […]