Volatility is the new norm. Results must be an assumption as companies struggle for high growth rates, fight to find and retain top talent and find that execution alone is no longer enough to succeed in the new normal business environment. In order to stand out in the crowd [...]
To be successful in business, you must be able to pinpoint and act upon your company priorities. As a business consultant and former VP of Operations who has led and participated in hundreds of logistics and supply chain projects, I have yet to find a company without project management [...]
Acknowledge your ERP implementation project leaders for their ability to manage multiple moving parts. I've found that successful ERP implementation project leaders are unsung heroes as few executives could or should understand the 1000's of moving parts & critical elements to achieving success. What are a few of these [...]
Published in Project Times August 7, 2013 As a global business consultant serving multiple industries, I have yet to find a company that doesn’t have project management challenges. Project success is vital to the company’s success. For example, since project management typically cuts across functional departments, the projects typically [...]
Published in Project Times May 29, 2013 What company doesn't have at least several projects going at once to try to support essential objectives? In my 20+ years of experience as a global business consultant and operations executive, I've yet to see one! As projects are commonplace in organizations, [...]
Being known as the strongest link in your supply chain is the key to success. In today's new normal business environment where sales are no longer easy, talent is in short supply even amidst high unemployment levels, volatility is the new norm and customers want "more for less - [...]
Published in "Project Times" website, October, 2009 Click here for original article. There are so many high quality people in the job search process today - after all, unemployment rates continue to increase, even though at a slower rate. Tell this "comforting" statistic to the exasperated job seeker. For [...]
Published in "Project Times" website, November, 2009 Click here for original article. Eliminate the excuses! There's NO investment required to achieve the 80/20 of project management success. As businesses are struggling in the recession or reluctant to spend as they slowly emerge from the recessionary climate, it seems timely [...]
Published in "Project Times" website, December, 2009 Click here for original article. In today's news headlines, we hear that companies are beginning to rebound from the recession in terms of improved profit; however, when we dig further, it's clear that the majority of the improvement is due to cost [...]
Published in "Project Times" website, February, 2010 Click here for original article. As we are beginning to emerge from the recession, I've noticed that there has been an uptick in interest for ERP implementations. Of course, we are nowhere near the interest levels of pre-2000; however, businesses are beginning [...]
