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AI is moving fast: most organisations aren’t
The gap between deploying AI and actually using it is wider than most leadership teams think.
Ninety-two per cent of organisations are experimenting with the technology, but only 25 per cent are turning that into measurable business value, according to the ROAI Institute. The difference is increasingly not about tools.
Many leadership teams believe they are already advanced in artificial intelligence. In reality, most remain in early stages of maturity, where copilots, chatbots and analytics tools are deployed in isolation rather than embedded into core workflows and decision-making.
Executive Engagement… It’s costly to ignore the facts…
This OnTarget presentation provided trends, knowledge and insights from our consultants with a focus on improving Project and Programme Success. It covered stakeholder management, steering committee and sponsor development, governance agility and included statistics and findings from our 2012 PMO Research Report, giving you a first-hand view on the results and the implications. OnTarget seminars are presented by
Business analysis tool kit
Implementing the best possible business strategy depends on implementing the best solution possible. Without proper skills and training in business analysis – choosing the best strategy could be guess work. Business analysis, much like its focus, is an ever-evolving field yet there are certain tools everyone investigating their business procedures and programs need. Quantifying your
Applying ‘Intelligence’ to Projects
Approximately two-thirds (66%) of all projects surveyed over the past decade have failed or were challenged. Most troublesome were larger projects. Only 19% of large- projects costing US$750,000 to US$3 million were successful in 2009 (The Standish Group 2009). The major causes of project failure are well documented. The causes highest on the list are
Calculating Utilisation
It is important for managers to understand how productive their consulting staff is through calculating utilisation. Here are a few tips on how to set a standard according to total available hours for each consultant and work achieved. Some points to take into consideration include the difference in total available hours from country to country
The 7 Biggest Mistakes in EPM Implementation
Contrary to popular belief, the effective implementation of an Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Solution such as Microsoft Project Server® 2010 isn’t about software configuration, it’s about business results. The implementation of an EPM system within an organisation is a strategic decision. The initiative should be instigated at the highest levels of organisational decision-making with clear
Project Portfolio Management
Project Portfolio Management Project portfolio management is a process that ensures your company spends its scarce resources on projects that will deliver the most value to your organisation. It is a particularly important process for validating the costs involved in a project. Similar to an investment portfolio, the project portfolio aims to improve the return
10-Point Project Health Checklist
Leaders Judged Harshly When They Don’t Deliver In modern corporations leadership is no longer simply about setting strategy and winning hearts and minds. Success goes to those who can make change happen. Remember the days when people considered change a bad thing? Today the general public, and therefore organisations, expect leaders to be effective change
What are Project Delivery Services and How can they Help?
Project Delivery Services provide a high level form of project management, including taking care of the organisation, the supervision and the administration of workers and processes that make up a project. In addition to packaging the product, the product delivery manager delivers the final product to the client. Overseeing the entire operation, the delivery manager
PMO as CEO: 5 Ways PMOs Can Transform Business from the Top Down
Is your PMO building a business or simply pushing process? Don’t worry if you mentally raised a hand at the second part of that question. You are not alone. At a recent Agile conference in the UK, this issue was tackled head on and panelists urged PMO leaders to “act like a CEO” and drive