In this article, you will see why your project will get cancelled and what you can do about it. You will learn the importance of linking projects to the company strategy. You will also see what to do at the start of a project to...
Yet another study has listed “culture” as the most difficult hurdle to an organization’s transformation. According to the survey of 1,100 software managers, “General organization resistance to change” (48%) and “Organizational culture at odds with Agile values” (44%) are two of the four top obstacles thwarting the...
64% of high-maturity projects are completed on time and just 67% were completed on budget, with 9.9% of every dollar wasted due to poor project performance. (PMI’s 2018 Pulse of the Profession report). Up to 75% of software projects are always or usually “Doomed right...
Competitive factors are now forcing companies to realize that business survival in the new world is predicated upon growth and innovation. Now more than ever it is essential for companies to stay ahead of competitors, new entrants, changing consumer behaviours and market trends. Change is...
So some time in the past you switched to using Agile. And after the initial teething problems, presumably you felt it started to make a difference? It appears you’re right; the figures would appear to bear this out. According to the most recent Standish Group Chaos...
Students studying operations management are bound to come across the book by Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt called The Goal. In this classic from 1984, Goldratt reveals a set of "thinking tools" he developed, called the Theory of Constraints (TOC), and how he uses them to solve a...
Know The Way Go The Way Show The Way Today, project management has become an integral part of modern business operations. Organizations are increasingly relying on project management to monitor and evaluate projects, and to ensure that they comply with their objectives. Project management involves a range of...
It’s true that not all projects are made equal and not all teams can stick to one specific methodology. most importantly, neither waterfall nor agile methodology suits every project. Maybe that’s why the concept of hybrid project management has been gaining a lot of attention...
In a previous article The 11 Leadership Secrets You’ve Never Heard About, I introduced Jim Collins, my mentor at what is now the A&E Network. Though it has been more than 25 years, the leadership lessons I learned from him remain pivotal to my life. Ordinarily, as...
Sean Gallagher is a successful entrepreneur and business personality with diverse range of entrepreneurial experiences in sectors from technology and pharma to commercial real estate.He is a former investor on the popular TV series ‘Dragons’ Den’ and is widely recognised as a champion of business...