Leading the conversation on digital connected work
Since the Industrial Revolution it has been those at the coal face who have most feared the ever-encroaching push of automation. From looms that could do the work of nine linen spinners up to more recent advances such as robots performing repetitive tasks on production lines in automotive plants, the war of man vs. machine...
The holiday season, whether during the summer or at the end of the year, can wreak havoc on you and your team’s productivity and have negative impacts on your project. Be they missed deadlines, rushed work, instruction confusion or any number of other potential problems, planning around holidays is a minefield of risks for your...
One of the most challenging aspects of project management is having to steer multiple projects in the right direction. Keeping up with the ever-changing workflow across projects can feel like fighting an uphill battle. Fortunately, managing projects doesn’t have to feel like a constant struggle thanks to a visual and collaborative approach known as the...
A lot rests on the shoulders of CIOs and other IT leaders at traditional businesses. They face an almost daily battle against digital disruption. With startups and other digital-native companies gobbling up market share through software-driven products and services, one inalienable truth has become clear: software is responsible for a greater and greater share of...
Previously in this series, we covered challenges and obstacles executive and C-level teams face in the world of digital transformation and how to succeed despite any road blocks by selecting the right work and resource management (WRM) technology investments for your organization. For part three, we are going to align those new digital transformation priorities...
The UK government has been taking steps to deal with the gender pay gap that is prevalent across the country. The initiative from the Equality and Human Rights Commission, has obligated all public, private and voluntary organizations with more than 250 employees to publish six different figures relating to the gender pay gap. These include...
Project management plays a pivotal role in helping organizations meet their business objectives. Without it, companies would have difficulty planning actionable strategies and implementing solutions to challenges as they arise. After all, it’s the role of the project manager to predict dangers, assign and manage resources across departments, and come up with calculated action plans...
Just three days ago, Atlassian announced the launch of Jira Ops, “a unified incident command center” that gives teams a single place for response coordination. Jira Ops, which aims to help teams resolve outages faster and incur fewer incidents over time, is available through Atlassian’s early access program and will be generally available in early...
So far in this blog series, we have defined strategy, covered the basis of strategic planning, and discussed who to include in your strategic planning team. If you need a refresher on the first two phases of this rescue mission, read through parts 1 and 2 below: Part 1: Failing to Deliver Strategy… Slowly Part...
Photo: Manivasagan N, https://www.dtnext.in I’ve written many times that portfolio management is about change: changing attitudes, changing tactics, and changing how you invest your limited funds and focus your talented teams. We all know change is difficult, leading us away from a known environment and into an unknown future. But the issue at hand is...
