In our busy lives, we often go about our days oblivious to new circumstances, risks and opportunities. On auto pilot, if you will. That’s a shame, and a loss. Stay alert, be mindful and you are much more likely to … Read the rest ...
Category Archives: Managing Change
the latest insights on how to realize value from major business and technology change
Ten Winning Project Practices
Often, projects start out with a clean slate and a plan is built based on the experiences and biases of the project’s participants. Sometimes those participants forget to include important stuff and the project suffers. So, to make sure your … Read the rest ...
Managing Project Interlopers
Effective stakeholder management is a key project success factor. Keeping the stakeholder group pure and focused is an absolutely essential part of that task. To use a culinary analogy, at least in Project Pre-Check, the process is the recipe, … Read the rest ...
There Are No IT Projects
When I was developing Project Pre-Check way back in the early 21st century, I targeted the practice at stakeholders, to help them manage major change initiatives successfully. There was, and still is, a significant project delivery problem. Stakeholders, those … Read the rest ...
Joining In Progress Projects
There are lots of challenges taking on a new job, getting up to speed quickly, putting your stamp on your group and contributing effectively to the larger organization. Often, with that new job comes essential involvement in an in progress … Read the rest ...
Coping With Stakeholder Change
Sometimes you’re lucky enough to be involved in a terrific project that’s progressing well. It’s being guided by an engaged, talented, committed stakeholder group. It’s a great experience!
And then you’re reminded of that old adage – the only constant … Read the rest ...
You Can’t Always Choose Your Stakeholders
Research by Standish, Gartner and others underlines the importance of getting the right people actively involved in a major business or technology change. It is the key factor for successful delivery. So, who needs to be involved and how much … Read the rest ...
The Project Prosperity Paradox
Is it possible for a project to prosper and be acknowledged as a resounding success if it exceeds initial estimates, takes longer to deliver than first planned, and delivers less functionality than originally hoped for? Absolutely! Can the stakeholders in … Read the rest ...