The success of our journey depends on how well we have prepared for it. Projects are not different. Projects are a journey to move from existing to the desired state. If we feel projects are painful, it may have to do with our preparation before their start. We may...
Taking care of someone is our choice. It is not due to our capacity, skill or capability. Instead, it is due to the virtue of the management decision stipulating that – we care! Customer service, employee care or supplier relationships does not happen by accident. Nor...
Yes, software implementations are too complex. During the implementations, we find it hard to articulate requirements. The development work takes too long. It takes ages to test and get it right for the Business. The Business stakeholders keep changing their minds and...
We can solve a problem in a million different ways. The key is understanding the problem's context before jumping straight onto it. For example: What is the problem's scope, constraints, dependencies, pain point, upstream and downstream processes? Who are the...
We can plan to control our actions but not the outcomes of our actions. When we say that we expect to improve the customer experience by 20% with the CRM implementation, it is mere anticipation. We are likely to have little influence over the outcome of the project....
Sometimes we plan, work hard, persevere and still do not see the intended results. Other times, we sit back, relax, and don’t even think about our goals. Suddenly, circumstances change overnight, and our goals appear so attainable. Life has mysterious ways of...
Without a doubt, our day-to-day work (Business as usual – BAU) is keeping us busy. Any initiative that will make a real difference in our business is likely to be on our back burner. Why? Because we can say to ourselves and our stakeholders that we are busy. BAU work...
There is always a better way of doing things. It may be automating and streamlining business processes, improving system integrations, or improving decision-making with business intelligence. There is no limit to improvement. The problem is that we get so used to the...