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Technology: friend or foe?

Does technology make projects easier to do or does it cause more frustration than it’s worth? When we talk about IT projects, why do so many people bring up the damning statistics about mass IT project failure? If a tree falls in the woods…

February 24, 2012

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Emotional engagement and project success

Many projects fail because organisations put their practices before their people. This happens when organisations try to make an employee’s human nature and emotional makeup fit their processes and policies. What should organisations do to ensure team engagement with their projects?

February 23, 2012

The cost of bad project management

Projects often fail because organisations put more emphasis on rational factors than on employees’ psychological engagement—and the cost to organisations is enormous.

February 16, 2012

Getting results from alliances

It is performance evaluation time on your typical collaborative infrastructure contract. Most who have been there will be familiar with the scramble to gather data and evidence, present it winningly and then refine and improve performance based on the management team’s evaluation and feedback.

April 8, 2011

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