A common question that arises is whether the Project Manager should be a Scrum Master. Project Managers are sometimes expected to simply take up the role of Scrum Master when their organisation moves to taking an agile approach. This may well occur without the Project Manager being provided any training…

Digital transformation environments can be enhanced where there is an innovation culture in place. This is because innovation requires trying new ideas that can lead to remarkable breakthroughs. Experimentation is a core component of innovation, and getting people to take risks in this way requires an innovative culture. …

“Agile” is a term commonly used in organisations of all shapes and sizes these days. When I go into organisations, I hear leaders saying, “We use agile”, yet digging deeper, I find things aren’t quite, well, agile, in fact sometimes not at all. A fake idea of agile implementation is…

Digital transformation brings with it many possibilities, but arguably one of the most important is transforming the customer experience. Yet digital transformation does not always deliver this. One research study demonstrated that only 19% of customers felt they had a significant improvement in their experiences with companies, following $4.7 trillion…

Stakeholders have the ability to make or break projects, if they put their minds to it. This makes them a risk to the likelihood of the project being completed. For this reason, the stakeholders of any project should be pinpointed, understood and managed, to increase the likelihood of project success…

Undertaking projects and programs needs to bring about benefits. This is to ensure that return on investment is achieved. This has led savvy organisations to start focusing on benefits realisation. Benefits realisation management is a process that is undertaken to get ready for and manage planned benefits through change. The…

Being an agile executive is not as easy as it might look at first to some. Working in an agile environment challenges some leaders immensely, as the way of operating is quite different than may have been experienced in the past. Some executives relish in it; others find it harder…

The right project manager can be the real difference between success and failure of your project despite the governance structures. Unfortunately, even the most experienced managers often make blunders when hiring. The wrong PM will drain your time, money, and resources. Even with the best intentions in the world, hiring…

When I go into organisations that claim they are using agile, I sometimes see mini waterfalls instead. This is not altogether surprising when you consider that almost 90% of organisations report that their company works on projects in an agile manner — there are bound to be some misinterpretations. However…