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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 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.
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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?
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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.
The Philosophical Underpinnings of Agile
While most people think of Agile as a software development methodology, it is really a philosophy about what is and is not valuable.
The Never Ending Treadmill of Chasing Best Practices
Organizations that continually chase best practices developed by others rarely become industry leaders.
The Demands Agile Makes on Management
Successfully implementing Agile often requires an organization’s management staff to significantly change how they work.
In Defense of the Humble Spreadsheet
Spreadsheets have a bad rap, but they are remarkably powerful and versatile tools that almost anyone can effective use with minimal training.
It is So Shiny! I Need to Have It!
Sometimes the best thing you can do for your organization is ignore the lastest industry trend.
Human Organizations as Complex Systems
There are good reasons to believe human organizations operate as complex systems and this has significant implications for how they should be managed.