by SP Singh | Jul 20, 2024 | Project Sponsorship
If you have an important meeting at a new place, you research the route and prepare for the journey. Similarly, when it comes to selecting and implementing enterprise software (ERP/CRM), learning from others who have been there before can be invaluable. However, we...
by SP Singh | Jul 19, 2024 | Project Sponsorship
In business, the BAU (Business-As-Usual) work keeps the lights on, while the project work is the key to making the lights shine brighter and pocket more. It’s crucial to strike a balance between these two. Businesses often struggle to keep the lights on because...
by SP Singh | Jul 18, 2024 | Project Sponsorship
Before making hiring decisions, we follow a set process to ensure that the new employee is capable and fit for the job. Similarly, with defined criteria for business projects, we can significantly increase our chances of success. However, we do not appear to have any...
by SP Singh | Jul 8, 2024 | Project Sponsorship
Business capability development requires our capacity. In other words, we must have the capacity to work on the business to improve its capability. However, if the entire staff is fully utilised in operations, we will continue to stay where we are today. So, if we...
by SP Singh | Jun 26, 2024 | Project Sponsorship
Influential individuals who lack the necessary depth of expertise can pose significant risks. While their ability to tell persuasive stories might initially impress us, they can ultimately lead the organisation/project astray, sometimes without notice. They are not...
by SP Singh | Jun 25, 2024 | Project Sponsorship
The best wins are the ones where we achieve our objectives without a fight. So, elimination should be our keyword. Before planning to improve a process, we may want to assess if the process can be eliminated. Before hiring a new resource, we may want to assess if we...
by SP Singh | Jun 17, 2024 | Project Sponsorship
The question is not that if we can improve something, the question is that if it makes business sense and we have the appetite for improvement. The improvement can be in any dimension. For example, process, automation, communications, efficiency, customer service...
by SP Singh | Jun 16, 2024 | Project Sponsorship
I often hear this: “We want to get a new system that processes payroll (or any other process) with the click of a button.” In summary, customers want an easy-to-use automated system. However, achieving this is not just a procurement aspiration but a...
by SP Singh | May 28, 2024 | Project Sponsorship
The real damage is done by people who do exactly what we ask. For example, they design software the way we want, follow our instructions like a rule book, and act without asking questions. On the surface and in the short term, this approach seems ideal. However, over...
by SP Singh | May 18, 2024 | Project Sponsorship
When we are passing through a jungle, our direction must be right. However, there may be many ways to traverse through it, given that we are heading in the right direction. So, two things are essential: direction and progress. The analogy works with enterprise...
