by G Gale | Mar 16, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Introducing Project Disciplines is hard work Lots of companies find introducing project disciplines slow, difficult and not very exciting. Staff often show resistance and it can be hard to get buy in and commitment at executive level where other stuff is seen...
by G Gale | Oct 30, 2015 | Procurement |
Generate a competitive environment To get best value from your suppliers, you have to generate a competitive environment. That’s not necessarily quite as easy as it sounds. Getting a few potential suppliers to bid against each other is of little or no value,...
by G Gale | Oct 27, 2015 | Uncategorized |
OK, with a heading like that, maybe you think I’m ever so slightly insane, but with all due apologies to Benjamin Franklin, nothing can be said to be certain in this life except death, taxes and failure. Anyone who says they haven’t failed is lying through...
by G Gale | Sep 21, 2015 | business case, Project and Product Delivery, Uncategorized |
If you don’t estimate costs well you’ll run out of budget Estimation is one of the most important parts of a project, but also one that people often feel the most uncomfortable with. If you estimate costs poorly then as the project progresses, the...
by G Gale | Sep 16, 2015 | Project and Product Delivery |
Meetings, like them or not, are a means of communication, a way of resolving issues and should be used for reviewing documents and deliverables. Meetings won’t go away, but they can be made to be a lot more effective. I’m sure we’ve all been to meetings where...
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