Organizational Agility: Balancing Planning and Adaptability
You cannot plan projects perfectly; the plan will be out of date by the time the ink dries! At the same time, you would never think about moving ahead …
Continue ReadingOrganizational Agility: Adaptability vs Predictability
Adaptability is a very admirable quality – for both individuals and organizations. However, both individuals and organizations LOVE predictability. We …
Continue ReadingOrganizational Agility: Team vs Organization Perspective
Can you think of an athlete or performer who is extremely agile? It’s easy to think about an individual being agile. Now think about work teams – for …
Continue ReadingOrganizational Agility: Agile Instincts and Mindset
Organizational agility is a hot topic and a hot approach today. However, in many ways, it is a matter of unlearning some past organizational habits …
Continue ReadingStrategy Implementation in Businesses
Devising business strategies is complex – but much easier to do than implementing the strategy. Strategy implementation in businesses entails …
Continue ReadingStrategy Implementation on Projects
Projects necessarily implement strategy, even if only at the most tactical level. Thus it is important that the PM have an understanding of strategy …
Continue ReadingStrategy Implementation in Government
In my opinion, government organizations are among the most complex – because they are driven by very specific yet often open-ended missions…where …
Continue ReadingStrategy Implementation on Programs
Programs provide a ‘first front line’ for implementation of strategic objectives, as programs are by nature strategically defined and implement a …
Continue ReadingQuality Measurement on Your Project: Measuring Quality in Quantity
You know what you’re going to measure to determine quality…but you know that the product won’t be perfect the first time out. You’re going to need a …
Continue ReadingHow to Measure Quality on Your Project
Let’s get practical here: you’re going to need to measure quality in order to achieve a desired level of quality. It’s the most basic management …
Continue ReadingHow to Determine the Required Quality on Your Project
You may have a concept for the product of your project, but you need to understand and articulate the level of quality required of that product to …
Continue ReadingQuality Management Step 1: Defining Quality on Your Project
When you begin to think about quality management on your project, the first thing that needs to be done is to define what quality means on the …
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