by Jim Smelley | May 9, 2017 | Communication, Delivery Methods, Jim's Blogs, Project Management, Strategy, Visibility
Have you ever worked in one of those organizations that has gone through every kind of strategy exercise imaginable? They’ve built a Strategy Map, Balanced Scorecard, Brand Pillars, SWAT Analysis, Priorities Alignment, Yearly Plan, Three Year Roadmap, and...
by Todd Nathan | Mar 31, 2017 | Productivity, Todd's Blogs
For those of you who know me, you understand my obsession with efficiency. I’m always trying to find ways to make myself, and others, more efficient. Which is why I decided to write this blog detailing how I stay efficient when I travel, because as a consultant, a big...
by Lisa Jasper | Feb 20, 2017 | CIO Concerns, Delivery Methods, Lisa's Blogs
IT organizations often embrace Agile software development as the holy grail that will guide them to the digital product promised land. What many companies don’t realize when they embark on this transformation is that their problem is much bigger than simply choosing...
by Michael Steinberg | Feb 6, 2017 | Michael's Blogs, Operations
I’m excited for the Energy Marketing Conference in Houston in a few weeks. Tom Brady seemed to enjoy his visit to Houston and I expect to have the same experience he did! At the last few conferences, there has been a very consistent theme: people know very little...
by Sean Butler | Jan 25, 2017 | Project Management, Sean's Blogs, Technology
Around Christmas, I had a realization: my family is not very different from a large company. The leadership team generally aligns on strategic priorities, but differs on how best to meet them. There is a significant number of high priority projects that need to be...
by Lisa Jasper | Dec 20, 2016 | Lisa's Blogs, Productivity
Before I had kids, I didn’t think much about the mornings. Each day was different. I woke up when I needed to based on my calendar. But kids have brought more routine to my life – a rhythm to the day, week, and year. For the first five years of parenthood, we...
