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Stepping Back and Stepping Up
IT departments need to step back from leading on what technologies are used by organizations, and primary business unit leaders need to step up.
Why Have I Never
The work of C-suite executives seems to be the perfect area to focus process improvement projects, but have you ever heard of anyone actually doing such a project?
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Who Should Project Managers Report To?
In many organizations, project management is part of the IT department, but this is not the best organizational structure for ensuring projects meet the needs of end users.
Old Software and New Tricks
Are you sure that the software system you are about to replace cannot meet your organization’s needs?
Stepping Back and Stepping Up
IT departments need to step back from leading on what technologies are used by organizations, and primary business unit leaders need to step up.
All Management Theory Posts
Who Should Project Managers Report To?
In many organizations, project management is part of the IT department, but this is not the best organizational structure for ensuring projects meet the needs of end users.
Old Software and New Tricks
Are you sure that the software system you are about to replace cannot meet your organization’s needs?
Stepping Back and Stepping Up
IT departments need to step back from leading on what technologies are used by organizations, and primary business unit leaders need to step up.
Why Have I Never
The work of C-suite executives seems to be the perfect area to focus process improvement projects, but have you ever heard of anyone actually doing such a project?
The Real Role of a Project’s Executive Sponsor
The role of a project’s executive sponsor is not to remove roadblocks encountered by the project team. It is to keep such roadblocks from ever popping up in the first place.
The Chess Game of Project Communications
The phases of a project’s communications effort mirror those of a chess match. If the project team plays its pieces well, all stakeholders will win.
Time Efficiency Gains are Intrinsically Worthless
Time efficiency gains are in and of themselves of no value to an organization, but the right types of time efficiency gains can be converted into things that are valuable.
Do Not Sell Your Organization’s Soul to Technology
The best organizations have a soul. The wrong technology can kill it.
The Case for Inefficient Communication
Support for organizational changes is primarily based on emotion, and it takes more than a few bullet points of information about the benefits and risks of a change to elicit an emotional response.
The Value of a Good Dedicated Project Manager
Good project managers are hard to find and expensive to hire, but not using one could cost your organization a lot more.
Rules Should Not Apply
Project teams working on critical initiatives often need to break a few organizational rules to be effective.
The Need for Enterprise Systems Engineering
Lack of adequate systems engineering often results in enterprise IT systems failing to operate as integrated wholes.