Criteria # 1 was about risk management. We all do risk management to some degree. Let's face it, that is the only reason a project starts. How many projects have you started because you didn't want to change something that was...
This post represents my first blog in a while and a fresh commitment to blog more regularly. To restart here, I have recapped on Success Criteria #1, Risk Management. That sounds boring doesn't it! Well perhaps so. But let's get real...
With the current flood conditions in Brisbane, and the shutdown of the Brisbane CBD, our Brisbane office is closed this week. We plan to reopen on Monday 17th January subject to access, services and utilities being available. E-mail and mobile phone...
Have you noticed how we have so many more projects, change programs, new initiatives and strategies in our organisations today? Have you noticed that so many more people are Project Managers...
The world of big business can be a little scary I suppose. In the case of Queensland Health's payroll debacle, you have two of the biggest IT companies in the world in SAP and IBM. Not even they could stop what happened...
I have held back from commenting for a little while now, but it has been over three months and the story continues with recriminations and reports. Of course, I am referring to the Queensland Health payroll situation. I will focus...
Seth Godin is one of my favourite marketing and business writers. I love this recent blog which some may feel has nothing to do with marketing, but really has everything to do with it and with business. Seth writes: The difference...
It was pleasing to see the recent announcement at CeBIT by Harvey Norman's Chief Operating Officer, Mr John Slack-Smith, that Harvey Norman would be pushing ahead with a new enterprise solution. It was also somewhat predictable that they would receive some questions...
OK, to start with let me declare that I love Change Managers. I work with many of them, I consider some to be good friends, and I see them as having a crucial role to play in all businesses and...