I often speak to business audiences about Innovation—the collaboration necessary, general cultural differences that can influence the process and the importance that organizational culture has on creating an environment that supports innovation. After these keynote addresses delegates talk to me…
Overview Many project management offices (PMOs) are not successful in addressing the strategic priorities of their organization because they are departmentally based and not enterprise-wide. This reduces their span of influence and limits corporate support. This is a finding from…
Part 1 of this article reviewed background on change management practices of the past decades and discussed the challenges and opportunities for organizations as they try to implement change initiatives. Part 2 went on to describe how to build momentum…
In Part 2 of our series about the challenges and opportunities for accelerating organizational change, we discuss how to build momentum for the change initiative by creating awareness and energy for change and determining how to overcome organizational barriers to…
Whenever we have a problem to solve or an opportunity to realize, how do we know our solution is the right one or that the best options have been analyzed? Are there other alternatives? Did we really fully understand the…
The process of developing a strategic plan seems onerous to many of us and of little value to others. In our experience we have found that the fault lies not in the concept of strategic planning but rather in the…
There is so much choice today for the consumer—whether it’s buying a new car, new clothes, new appliances, new mattresses, new shoes, food, or other consumer good. How do we decide where to shop? For retailers and other businesses, we…
Organizations around the globe develop strategic plans. They carefully create a vision of their future and the strategies needed to get there. But many fail to realize their vision and fail to deliver the expected strategic results. Unfortunately, executive teams…
Never before in our work life-time has there been such a need for management to lead and direct their organization. There are a number of key areas that are crucial for management to focus on in order to ensure their…
Business Process Management consists of powerful tools to generate dramatic improvements in key business processes in a timely manner. It can help you generate cost savings and improve customer satisfaction quickly by increasing efficiency and reducing cycle-time. There is no…
