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Thoughts on: Clarity
A regular piece of feedback we get is that we bring clarity to all our work. Whether it is a report, a presentation or documentation as part of a solution. I would explore this and highlight five of the key principals we use across all our work. 1. Executive Summary: Set the scene and entice… Read more
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Thoughts on: Getting started
The first step to delivering a project can be challenging for many organisations. It’s common for organisations to grapple with competing business priorities, the need for additional funding and critical skills, and the challenge of engaging busy customers. You’re not alone in these struggles. Some organisations think they have started, but they dither. They need… Read more
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Case Study: Striving for High Performance
As the lead of a flagship team in a large and complex government organisation, I implemented a high-performance framework. This blog explores the early stages of choosing the metrics. Later blogs will provide updates on how the implementation is going. This strategic decision was aimed at guiding the team towards achieving exceptional results. There is… Read more
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Case Study: Deleting Data
Why on earth would you do that? At the end of a contract, a client may present you with a daunting task: the complete removal of their data from your infrastructure and applications. We faced This challenge when a global health organisation entrusted us with this crucial task. We were once asked by a global… Read more
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Case Study: Transitioning a Team
The challenge When the time comes to swap out a support team, people naturally get nervous. That happened recently in an assignment for a large government organisation, where we transitioned all the support and assurance activities for a data analytics service from one supplier to another within four weeks. What we did first Recognising the… Read more
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What makes a project complex?
In the last post, we discussed what made projects complicated; in this post, we will discuss complexities in more detail. Then, in a later post, we will talk about how to manage and thrive in these environments. Read more