When teams within an organisation operate in siloes, the effects can be detrimental to the business. It results in gaps, inefficiencies, and lost productivity. Substantial effort is put in to
When teams within an organisation operate in siloes, the effects can be detrimental to the business. It results in gaps, inefficiencies, and lost productivity. Substantial effort is put in to
You may already be using Microsoft Project Online for project management, or maybe you’re considering making the switch. Either way, you’ll want to extract maximum value from the product. Would
Decision-making processes are key to your success. They direct resources, mitigate risk and exploit opportunity. Given the nature of business, decisions are both transient and fixed. Formal processes require evaluation
In my first blog post, I discussed the failure of many businesses to address the opportunity for improvement, and the impact of poor budgeting on a business. Every year, I see transformational
Just because I work for a technology company, doesn’t mean we don’t have user adoption challenges. Like everyone reading this, my job involves using systems provided by the business in
If you work in project management, you’ve probably heard of Microsoft’s online project management platform, Project Online. Project Online is great because it provides the same control as on-premise project
Considering the number of businesses that contacted me in the dying breath of 2016, it seems many businesses simply don’t gear up in time for the journey. Each year, I
In my previous blog post, I discussed why an organisation should integrate financial projections into Integrated Business Planning (IBP). In this blog post, we explore how to construct financial projections out
Integrating financial plans with the operational and strategic plans remains a challenge for many organisations. Finance departments and operational planning are still failing to work together. They are unable to
You’re a project manager working to deliver multiple, complex and time sensitive projects. You know the process well, but do you have the right tools that enable you to deliver?
Picture this: Your business has just spent thousands on a new IT solution. You’ve invested months in research, implementation and training. So, naturally, you expect the solution to deliver lasting
I visited a club in Western Sydney the other week. I’d barely made it through the automatic doors when the operations manager rushed to greet me. “Graham,” he said, waving
When you’ve worked in business intelligence for as long as I have, you get used to vendors making big claims about their products. Some argue that their platforms provide the