Month: July 2015
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Why IT Projects Need a Manager: A Recipe for Disaster
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Imagine you’re baking a cake. You’ve got all the ingredients, a shiny new oven, and a hungry family waiting. But what if you don’t have a recipe? Or if the recipe keeps changing every five minutes? Or if your oven has a mind of its own and decides to bake at 2000 degrees? Chaos, right?…
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Achieving Project Alignment: The Cornerstone of Effective Programme Recovery
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In the complex landscape of programme recovery, achieving true alignment across all team members is paramount to success. This alignment hinges on two fundamental pillars: a shared understanding of the chief architect’s intent and a stabilised organisational structure that empowers effective collaboration and efficient execution. Decoding the Architect’s Vision: The chief architect plays a critical…
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Knowledge and wisdom are often used interchangeably, but they are truly distinct concepts.
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Let’s dive deeper into these distinctions, exploring them as if we were discussing them over a cuppa at a Melbourne cafe. Knowledge is like a toolbox filled with tools. It’s the accumulation of facts, information, and skills acquired through learning and experience. You might have knowledge of historical dates, scientific formulas, or the rules of grammar.…
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Fostering Reflective Practice in Project Management
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Introduction In the dynamic world of project management, adaptability is key. Project managers, like chameleons, must constantly adjust to shifting landscapes, absorbing and processing new information to navigate challenges and deliver successful outcomes. This inherent need for flexibility underscores the importance of reflection – the ability to critically examine experiences and extract valuable lessons. Organisations…