by SP Singh | May 15, 2024 | Project Sponsorship
If I am asked to make a final decision about enterprise software procurement, here is what I will ask of the selection panel: Consider a selection of enterprise software as a project. Appoint a project manager. Seek outside help (a consultant) to facilitate the...
by SP Singh | May 13, 2024 | Project Sponsorship
Imagine you are a Project Sponsor or executive Project Steer Co/Board member. Suppose I report to you as Project Manager that the project timelines should be extended because we have identified technical issues in development. Further, there are no resources available...
by SP Singh | May 12, 2024 | Project Sponsorship
Often, organisations struggle with a plethora of stand-alone, semi-implemented business systems. The staff hates to use the unmanaged systems and invents their own ways outside the business systems. Over time, more processing becomes manual and adds additional...
by SP Singh | May 11, 2024 | Project Sponsorship
If my house is a mess, buying more fancy and new stuff will not make it any better. Instead, I may want to sit with my family and understand the root causes of a mess. Similarly, before investing in the new software, there is value in asking a simple question: Why do...
by SP Singh | May 10, 2024 | Project Sponsorship
Bad marriages, failed software implementations, and bad major decisions are painful. To feel better, we naturally seek assurance from others that it is not due to us. Instead, it is the other’s fault. We tend to work hard to collect enough evidence to prove that we...
by SP Singh | May 9, 2024 | Project Sponsorship
Doing anything new and big can be intimidating. We often throw such initiatives in the too-hard basket and tend to run back to the status quo. The transformation, however, comes at a cost— the effort of taking risks, making decisions without comprehensive information,...
by SP Singh | May 5, 2024 | Project Sponsorship
If we are building a new house, the following things would be important to us: Project budget Quality of the build The choices and selections we are making throughout the project Plan to transition to the new house Clear communications to all stakeholders of the...
by SP Singh | May 2, 2024 | Project Sponsorship
We usually know little about the project when we initiate an enterprise-level digital initiative. It is the discipline of project management that helps the Project manager lead the project team and stakeholders through the unknown. For example, when we initiate ERP...
by SP Singh | Apr 27, 2024 | Project Sponsorship
Every activity and venture involves risk. Everything from breathing to sitting on a plane has risks. For a few of us, every risk makes us paranoid, while others tend to be too optimistic. Both extremes are equally dreadful. On one extreme, knowledge of risks restricts...
by SP Singh | Apr 25, 2024 | Project Sponsorship
Enterprise software (ERP/CRM) projects are already too complex and expensive. Consultants who implement these software projects are often paid by the hour /day. So, their incentive is based on the amount of time they work. Their internal incentives (bonuses and...
