Archive for 'Strategy Implementation'
Why do Management Tools ignore the needs of Management ?
I have been recently looking at what online tools are available to support the planning and governance of strategy implementation. The one good thing they all recognise is that using spreadsheets or Microsoft project “can be cumbersome and overcomplicated and mask the overall picture – which is where you really need to focus”. So far [...]
Posted: March 2nd, 2011 under Programme Management, Strategy Implementation.
Tags: governance
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Do you Manage Behind or In Front?
Most project reporting tools only report achievements against commitments. That means until a target is missed – management know nothing (lets face it % task completion tells us nothing useful). Managing Behind! I require that commitment owners use visual plans to report every week on the status of future commitments – green (I will make [...]
Posted: March 1st, 2011 under Programme Management, Strategy Implementation.
Tags: governance
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