Why Is Agile Workforce Management Important for Project Managers?

Not long ago, businesses concentrated on hiring only a permanent, full-time workforce, upskilling their skill set according to the requirements. The employees were also expected to upgrade their knowledge as per market demands regularly. However, ever-growing competitive markets, technological advances, and the ongoing pandemic have necessitated project managers to rely on contingent resources, adopting resource [...]

2021-10-04T14:29:25+00:00October 4th, 2021|

5 Categories to Include in a Change Readiness Assessment

A change readiness assessment is one of the most important tools in the change manager’s toolbox. When used properly, they can help managers better understand how ready the organization and employees are for change. That information is essential for designing change strategies that meet an organization’s specific needs. This may seem obvious to an experienced [...]

2021-02-16T08:38:37+00:00February 16th, 2021|

Leveraging New Technology Adoption as a Competitive Advantage !

Covid-19 has shined a spotlight on the need for organizations to embrace new technology – not only to maintain or improve day-to-day operations but to ensure a competitive advantage in the market. While the pandemic pushed companies to think differently about technology to support both employees and customers, we’ve been in the midst of a [...]

2021-01-05T11:50:45+00:00January 5th, 2021|

Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid: Managing the Multiple-Methodology Portfolio

Synopsis: Smart Program Management Office (PMO) and Professional Services Organization (PSO) leaders can solve the many obstacles inherent in hybrid portfolios. Written by business leader and PMO expert Lauri Klaus, this article covers the challenges and solutions of integrating agile, waterfall and hybrid project methodologies, as well as introduces methods to provide a flexible workflow [...]

2020-10-07T15:07:31+00:00October 7th, 2020|

Why People Resist Change in Business (.. and What to Do About It)

To minimize resistance to organizational change, it is necessary to understand why people resist change in the first place. Since that resistance can significantly undermine an organizational change project, change practitioners should take a proactive approach to mitigating resistance. […]

2020-09-15T10:15:58+00:00September 15th, 2020|

Re-Imagining The Business And IT Synergy Of Banking And Financial Services Firms – Part II

The changes in customer, regulatory and Fintech landscape are pushing Banking and Financial services firms to re-think their business and IT strategy.  A multi-modal IT organization can help achieve this transformation by doing the right things at right pace. […]

2020-08-28T08:05:58+00:00August 28th, 2020|

Highly skilled, agile contractors may be key for you during this period of uncertainty

Highly skilled, agile contractors may be key for you during this period of uncertainty and business recovery to keep critical programs delivering and/or minimise business recovery timeframes Most industries and businesses are under significant pressure to keep delivering strategic and business critical programmes & projects with a view to minimising business recovery time frames due [...]

2020-05-21T08:48:57+00:00May 20th, 2020|

A Project Manager’s Guide to Failure and Getting Back up After You Fall

A number of years back; a clear, bubbly beverage called “Crystal Pepsi” made quite a splash in the market until it completely bombed and went out of production in a few months. Why this project failed had many reasons, even quite interesting ones such as corporate sabotage, the saturation of ‘clear’ products in the market [...]

2020-03-31T14:06:08+00:00March 31st, 2020|

Delivering Projects — 10 Vital Ways to Business Success

Most people will say that a project is a temporary management setting needed to deliver some unique benefit to the business. And, project management is the governance — the principles, processes and tools — which is used when delivering projects. But what does this really mean? And, of greater importance, how does project management result in business [...]

2019-07-15T12:09:03+00:00July 15th, 2019|
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