Organisations, faced with increasing competition and a disruptive environment, often embark on projects or investments aimed at improving efficiency and competitiveness. However, cutting the fat and chasing efficiency is only
The Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) defines stakeholders as “a group or individual with a relationship to the change, the need or the solution”. Understanding how to manage stakeholders
“Without big data, you are blind and deaf and in the middle of a freeway” – (Geoffrey Moore) Many organisations have huge volumes of data. Whether structured or unstructured, the ultimate
Stories are a great way to share ideas, to inspire those around us to action, to explain abstract concepts and to persuade clients to support recommendations. Storytelling in business has
Within an agile context, a user story is a plain language description of a particular feature of the product or service to be created, written from the end user’s perspective. Well
Onboarding new team members is typically a very personalised, face-to-face experience. The current shift to remote working, introduced by the pandemic, has however introduced challenges one would not previously have
The arrival of COVID-19 has introduced social distancing and remote working as the new normal. Business as usual approaches are being disrupted, re-evaluated, and modified. Companies that have been resistant
As Covid-19 continues to spread across the globe we’ve seen how many companies have had to act quickly by launching crisis management plans and transitioning to a virtual workplace almost
Smart Automation is defined as using technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), bots and robotic process automation (RPA) to automate complex business processes. The end goal? Improved productivity, accuracy
The traditional role of a Project Management Office (PMO) is to define the standards for project management within an organisation. Sounds simple enough, right? Define the rules and then