Talking to Sponsors
A common question asked of a consultant is ‘what do other organisations do?’. The accurate answer – ‘it all depends…’ – isn’t enough. It’s useful to have a framework for helping the client organisation...
View ArticleThe Nervous Project Manager
“I just wanted to tell you both good luck. We’re all counting on you.” They say it’s always good to hire a rich lawyer and buy from a poor salesperson. We might add to that to hire a nervous project...
View ArticleBusiness Intelligence Projects: Pick Sponsor Wisely
Business intelligence projects are popular and fairly straightforward to get approved at governance. However, survey data shows that being selective about sponsorship is critical to BI success. Choose...
View ArticleIt’s not just about the technology
Elaborating on the general theme of Critical Success Factors, this paper from Francis Wega explains how the organisational environment has to be right for a new Enterprise Project Management system to...
View ArticleCritical Success Factors at the World Bank
With all the news about the World Bank recently, it is interesting to take a look at Critical Success Factors for their projects. A lot of the comments from the pundits have focused on the importance...
View ArticleAlign IT and Business on Critical Projects
Leadership alignment sessions, daily status reports during critical phases, and workforce collocation are all valuable techniques for aligning IT and the business on important IT projects and ensuring...
View Article8 Ways to Save Your Next IT Project
IT project performance continue to disappoint organizations everywhere. This article offers 8 tips for IT leaders and Project Managers to improve their chances of success.
View ArticleBouncing Back After A Failed Project
Projects are difficult by definition. The Project Management Institute definition includes the word “unique”. That means that in the history of the world, no one has ever done it before in exactly...
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