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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

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

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

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

  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

Did you realise that PRINCE2®, as the leading project management methodology worldwide, is actually quite pragmatic? That it isn’t about embarking on a project and a mountain of paperwork for the sake of it? Instead, the first process in this method (Starting up a Project) looks at doing the “…minimum necessary in order to decide

An organisation that is ready for change will find it easier to implement and sustain the new ways of working, and therefore reap the benefits of the change. View our latest infographic on 6 Steps to Prepare for Change.

The first attempt to codify the Project Management Body of Knowledge dates back to 1983. Since then, the Project Management Institute’s (PMI)®, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) has become a globally recognised standard for project management. The PMBOK® Guide is seen as a foundational reference for project management that

Business Performance Improvement and Project Management As Project Managers we have PRINCE2®, the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® guide), Agile Project Management and the list goes on.  Where does Lean Six Sigma fit?  Does it mean that I can execute my projects faster and more efficiently just by applying Lean Six Sigma ?  Here