Be Afraid, Very afraid!
by jed simms on February 26, 2008
In a recent exercise with one major corporation we reviewed six of their recently approved multi-million dollar projects — and found five of them should not have been approved. These projects needed to be done, but the way they had (…)
Time for a Kill?
by jed simms on February 26, 2008
The project had already failed, been stopped or refocused three times. From its initial inception to now it had been in existence for 7 years. The total funds invested, and mostly written off, neared $50m. This time, the company vowed, (…)
How healthy is your ‘health check’?
by jed simms on February 25, 2008
A major international consultancy showed me their project health check checklist. It wasn’t a ‘health check’ at all, it was really a project audit. What’s the difference? An audit checks the existence of the necessary documents, reports and sign-offs. Do (…)
What do you do with an absent Sponsor?
by jed simms on February 25, 2008
Sponsors have a critical role on projects. Therefore, it follows, that if they are not participating in the project, there is an adverse impact on the project. Absentee Sponsors can be because they’re just too busy with more imperative demands (…)
The Dangers of Automation
by jed simms on February 25, 2008
Since the inception of computing, computers, IT and many other names have been synonymous with “automation”. Automating payrolls, production schedules, stock records and others business areas were the mainstay of computing for many years. Now the focus is on ‘automating (…)