Governance Protects the Boundaries. One of the key functions of project assurance and governance rarely gets said out loud: it exists to protect boundaries. Not to police people, not to slow anyone down — to protect the line between what's approved and what isn't,...
There can be many reasons why we underutilise digital assets. An example of underutilisation is, using emails for customer communications instead of using a CRM system. But why do we underutilise digital assets? Among many reasons, the passive change resistance is...
Minimum Viable Product is a popular term. The term is widely used among the Agile community. I have introduced a Minimum Viable Project Scope in the last few posts. So, what is the difference between Minimal Viable Product (MVP) and Minimum Viable Project Scope...
The Minimum Viable Project Scope (MVPS) is the minimum possible project scope for a meaningful project. The intent of MVPS is not to do everything at once. Instead, break down the overall work into manageable, logical projects that offer business value and minimise...
As a customer, you love to see the software projects delivered under budget. So then, why is it so that the projects are seldom completed under the set budget? Think from the software vendor’s perspective! When the project budget is $1M, the vendors forecast $1M+...
Most Value is not Built. It is Allowed. Someone showed me a formula once. Investment equals capital. Capital equals people, plus assets, plus materials, plus process. Add them up, and you get the value of an organisation. It sounds right. It isn't complete. I have...
Modern enterprise software increasingly empowers business users.Low-code platforms promise immense flexibility—allowing SMEs, champions, and power users to modify workflows, build dashboards, configure notifications, and create saved searches without writing a single...
Integrity and moral values flourish only under strong governance. Most people demonstrate their best behaviour when someone is watching — it’s human nature to seek validation and acknowledgment for doing good work. But when governance is weak or absent, even people...