Our desktop computers, tablets and smartphones have spoiled us with automatic software upgrades. The typical smartphone can update and restart in less than 5 minutes. Desktop computers often update overnight, and we don’t even know it took place. Business-critical software systems require painstaking planning and effort to manage updates for the benefit of the organization. …
Mission-critical software will always be updated by the vendor; generally, updates are released every other year. The first decision an organization must make is whether to invest in the new release. Often, software vendors will allow customers to skip a release or two, due to the burdens an update can put on internal resources. If …
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In April, we were asked to take over the management of a project that had missed multiple launch dates. It was originally scheduled for deployment in December then rescheduled to March. Now June. The company – our client – would face penalties in the tens of thousands of dollars if the project (a system cutover) wasn’t completed by June 1. We had …
For football fans, the concept of a backup quarterback is common — fans know their team will invest literally millions of dollars per year in a player who could very well sit on the bench the entire season. It’s worth it to the owners – to the team – and to the fans because if …
Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, a thought leader in project management and strategy implementation, believes “The Project Economy” has arrived and is poised to replace operations as the engine of growth throughout the global marketplace. He suggests that projects are displacing operations as the primary economic force and the Project Management Institute (PMI) seems to be in full …
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In our previous blog, Characteristics of a Gymnastic Enterprise, we examined how the concept of a more flexible team-style project management approach has enabled many companies in 2020 and 2021 to weather hard times and make quicker comebacks, with better internal performance and overall outcome. The Project Management Institute’s 2021 study, Beyond Agility: Flex to …
Think of the difference between a palm tree and an oak. Under normal circumstances the oak grows big, strong, even mighty. But it cannot withstand wracking storms the way a flexible palm tree can. Admittedly, the market has been hit with economic storms that have disrupted working conditions, supply chains and schedules. The mighty oak-style …
In our experience, many organizations miss out on the benefits of repeatable processes for a multitude of reasons. However, we know that eventually, a situation will arise that will force an organization to support a major initiative to embrace business process management (BPM) and business process improvement. The most common catalyst is the billing software …
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In our recent blogs, we have uncovered the obstacles faced in business process management (BPM) implementation, and scenarios that set off major initiatives to develop repeatable processes. Senior leaders will insist on understanding the results the effort and initial disruption will provide. Here are six positive results from embracing business process management : Reduce costs …
Think back to January 2020. Some companies had considered remote work before, some companies had already embraced remote working and others had vetoed a remote work environment completely. Fast forward two months into 2020 and companies were forced to transition to a remote work environment. At that time, companies were faced with re-engineering internal processes …