Change management on the double

More experienced practitioners know the people-process-technology approach to change has left holes and not delivered effective change at times. Jed Simms proposes a different kind of change management triangle.

7 project management mistakes CIOs make

CIOs spend much of their time identifying the right strategies for IT implementations, which invariably morph into projects and programs. A company’s ability to implement or execute these efforts, which are often large and quite visible, is what distinguishes success from failure.

Dead horse strategies: when a project dies

When you discover you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount.

This fairly well known piece of humour, contrasts ‘Dakota tribal wisdom’ with what supposedly happens in the corporate, government, and non-profit world.

Project management from above

Sometimes it pays to look up from the microscopic details of a project and take the ‘helicopter’ view to ensure big picture goals are on track.

Technical architecture is not a process

Technical architecture diagrams are appearing all over the place as ‘strategy on a page’, as operating models and, worst of all, as process charts.

Nothing but a pack of projects

A project is not enough without vision and strategy behind it. Infrastructure NSW and Infrastructure Australia recognise that, and I hope their influence on their respective governments will go towards delivering benefits via projects in a more professional way.

A strategy for change management

Incorporating change management processes into your organisation is not the be all and end all of change strategy, writes change expert Catherine Smithson, you need to target and tailor the strategy for each context.

Delivering strategy via projects

What is the purpose of a project, if not to deliver strategy? A look at projects from strategy alignment to benefits realisation.