Managing

Mind the change gap

Organisations are often in the situation where their desire for change outweighs their capacity for change and therefore there is an uncomfortable gap where project failure lurks. Elissa Farrow suggests bridging this gap with capacity training.

January 13, 2015

Blogs
Change

Are you getting the most from your operating procedures?

In theory, standard operating procedures embody best, most-compliant practice yet few organisations can attest that they consistently follow SOPs. Bruce Nixon explains why—and how you can change this.

December 4, 2014

Managing

When to compromise on a project

It may seem strange to consider compromise on a project because, surely, we start out expecting to deliver on time, on budget, to quality expectations and to meet all the requirements. Mike Acaster discusses the role of prioritisation and ongoing business requirements.

November 26, 2014

Scope

The origins of governance

For most of history, States were a monolithic entity ruled by a Monarch, Emperor or Pharaoh; governance was the act of governing a state or organisation. Patrick Weaver provides a fascinating account of how project governance grew from that primordial soup.

November 25, 2014

Governance

How to deal with risk sentinels

One of the key components of risk management and stakeholder management is the routine reassessment of the stakeholder community and the risk climate. Pat Weaver looks at risk sentinels and how they could save your project.

October 28, 2014

Risk

The double life of risk

Risk is a double-sided concept, Risk Doctor David Hillson reminds us. We use the word ‘opportunity’ to describe an upside risk with positive impacts, and ‘threat’ for downside risks with negative consequences.

October 27, 2014

Risk

The five functions of governance

A lot of people confuse management with governance so there are many myths about how governance works. Dr Lynda Bourne on the five functions of governance versus management.

October 13, 2014

Managing the vision of change

More than focusing on a project’s requirements, change management concentrates on managing the people who will have the most impact on the project and, in turn, will be most affected by the transition. Deborah Singerman on the change management process.

October 2, 2014

Basic
Change

Explaining hammocks, LOE and summary activities for project schedules

Hammocks, LOE and summary activities are three completely different types of activity; unfortunately many project software developers have confused them. Pat Weaver explains the differences and benefits of each.

September 30, 2014

Time