Today the IIBA® announced BABOK® Guide v3 to Education providers. With Version 3, the world-sourced team sought input from practitioners and employers to continue to provide the “Gold Standard” for Business Analysis. Needs of these groups, included performance improvement skills, strategic thinking and alignment to business goals, further integration with Agile, and increased change management.
Agile ways, practices, approaches, philosophy and techniques are filtering in as a way of life in many projects today. For some, agile ways of working address many ‘traditional’ project threats, by facilitating iterative and incremental delivery, being customer focused, encouraging collaboration and empowering team members. Where and how does risk management fit into an
Change, whether we seek, embrace, like, deny or resist it, is part of our professional and personal lives. Resistance to change is normal and needs to be expected, understood and addressed, not ignored. A Mindset Change Change resistance is like conflict: it can be good or bad, but it needs to be understood and addressed
Yes, in some worlds the mere thought of cancelling an ‘in flight’ project somehow becomes akin to admitting failure of the worst kind. Those words ‘project cancelled’ somehow scream ‘failure’ across an organisation. But it doesn’t and shouldn’t need to be that way. The Enlightened World Let’s now consider the ‘enlightened’ world… I will
The power of organisational change management and the way in which it intersects with project outcomes is a typically underestimated component of driving sustainable investment. Too often, business cases are pushed through, and funds are secured, without factoring in effective investment of the crucial role that end-users and stakeholders play in advocating and sustaining successful
Springing back from mistakes is never easy, but it’s a required skill these days as business initiatives become increasingly globalised and ever more complex. Peter Shergold AC, the noted academic, former public servant and current chancellor of Western Sydney University, has become an influential voice on this topic. A Royal Commission created in 2013 tapped
Ideally a business transformation should start with the creation and validation of the right strategy, followed by strong execution that’s actively driven from the top. The transformation is led by a seasoned veteran appointed to the Executive with the mandate and authority to get the right people in the tent and address all decisions about
~ formalises profession as a discipline and introduces post-MBA accreditation with ANU to drive industry best practice ~ Sydney, July 5 2017 – A group of experienced business transformation executives have established the Australian Transformation and Turnaround Association (AusTTA) to assist leaders and organisations better respond to today’s rapid change, including digital disruption, and support
When is a Transformation not a Transformation? When is a transformation not a transformation? When it’s a turnaround, says, Derek Quayle, COO at PM-Partners. And with this, we must acknowledge Qantas as poster-child for a turnaround in Australia, but proudly, also as a shining example globally. Many market sectors are facing disruption and change, none
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition from the Project Management Institute (PMI)® is now available. So what does the latest PMBOK® Guide mean for project management practitioners? What impact does it have for those looking at completing a PMP® or CAPM® certification? Why the update? Project management
