Maximising the productivity of your digital assets
Companies spend a considerable amount of time and money on digital transformation and implementing new technologies. The questions then arise, why do organisations receive suboptimal returns from their digital transformations and what can they do about it?
Measurement, Management, and Process
KPIs are a staple of modern management. The idea of..."if you can't measure it, you can't manage it" is foundational thinking. In this video I discuss that driving change through measurement requires clarity on the unit of measure and the timing of the measurement. As always, please let me have your thoughts.
Production capabilities and the organisational profile
It one thing to employ a specific production capability, and its another thing to ensure the that the organisational profile is aligned with that production capability. This complexity is exacerbated when an organisation employees more than one type of production capability. Can the organisation cope with multiple organisational profiles. As always, please let me have your comments.
Decisions and their consequences
Its a frequent refrain..."why won't they make a decision....My project is stuck because they wont make a decision". In this business minute I highlight the consequences of (not making) decisions. As always, Please let me have your comments.
The impact of change on operational costs
A business minute to reinforce the importance of applying integrated and managed change practices to mitigate the cost impact a poorly managed transformation program can have on the business. As always, please let me have your thoughts.
Managment accountability
A significant challenge for any large business improvement program is how to enlist the senior stakeholder community into the change program and […]
THE RISK OF RISK MANAGEMENT
Last year I published an article on Governance and a number of people wrote to me, critiquing the article over its failure […]
MANAGING RISK, A TRIGGER FOR CHANGE
Having spent considerable time on business transformation projects I can say with a high degree of confidence that the discipline of change […]
GETTING THE MEASURE OF KPI’s
I was talking to a client about KPIs and they passed me a large bound booklet. It must have been 200 pages. […]
IT’S ONLY KINKY THE FIRST TIME
Everybody on this planet knows that cutlery goes in the top draw. You can walk into any kitchen anywhere and know that […]
WHY CHANGE NEEDS POLITICALLY INCORRECT MANAGERS
Leadership of transformational change has to be one of the most difficult disciplines a manager can master. For mine, the biggest hurdle […]