With the US Presidential Campaigns in full swing, we watch with interest each candidate's strategic positioning and planning. Over the upcoming weeks each candidate's campaign strategy and plan deployment will be tested by voters. How each candidate develops their campaigns…
Traditional performance management systems are beginning to change towards a newer, more effective, coaching system that focuses on employee achievement of measurable goals and objectives rather than formalized annual appraisal systems that only communicate one-way. The Problem with Traditional Performance…
The ideal process for managing performance is one that successfully motivates and supports staff to contribute to the achievement of the goals and objectives of the organization. A continuing process that encourages on-going communication and coaching between managers and their…
This is the true story of two organizations that have recently undergone significant change. Economics forced them to re-examine their key business processes and staff allocations in order to continue to survive and hopefully grow. One organization succeeded with their…
We have undertaken global research of hundreds of project management organizations around the world to determine their best practices in project management and through this process have identified 10 common problems. If you correct them, you’ll increase your success with…
Risk Management is the process of identifying, analyzing and responding to risk factors throughout the life of a project in order to provide a rational basis for decision making in regards to all risks. Proper risk management implies the control…
Business Improvement Architects (bia™) set out to improve the way in which business people work by teaching them better approaches and processes and helping them to become self-sufficient to implement their core strategies effectively. So it’s very satisfying to receive…
Many organizations create a number of project management offices (PMO) in different departments. According to the findings of a global research study of over 750 organizations, this may not be a good idea. To be most successful, a PMO needs…
Where is project management going in the next decade? Being able to look at current trends and see where they will take us is an interesting and thought provoking exercise. It can give us a much needed competitive edge to…
Introduction Billions of people celebrated the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Miss Katherine Middleton. Its success was largely a result of innovation strategy for the wedding; which managed to cleverly bridge the gap between royalty and the commoner and…
