project management
Getting Projects to Deliver Results
July 13 by Jon HanleyThe conversation started over coffee with a friend who works at a European company that's been around for over 300 years. She was explaining the challenge of modernizing their web development team....
Leadership Crisis: Fact or Fiction
February 02 by Russell HarleyAs shared services evolve and become more strategic within their enterprise, much will depend on the strength and quality of leadership that is guiding this transition. Project Managers are fetile g...
How to Be a Great Project Sponsor
October 09 by Russell HarleyA key aspect of launching or expanding the scope of a shared services organization is managing the project during transition. Many people slip up on the basics, as Russell Harley explains ......
A Little Homework Prevents a Lot of Heartburn
July 30 by Anupam Diwan"A requirements traceability matrix sounds hairy, but it’s a useful tool that monitors the connective tissue holding together requirements and your intent." Before running headlong i...
5 Ways to be a More Effective Project Manager
July 28 by Russell HarleyAs Shared Services expands its scope to more functions, as well as up- and downstream activities, your ability to manage teams and projects will determine success or failure. Here are a few suggesti...
Why Dashboards Are Like Watermelons...
June 17 by Anupam DiwanWhen you look at a watermelon, all you see is green. If you didn’t know any better, or never had eaten one, you would never know that inside that green outer rind is a bright red interior. T...
How Best to Manage HR Projects? A PMO, IMHO…?
May 23 by Anupam DiwanMeet Bob. He is Director of Human Resources, in the corporate office of your neighborhood multinational organization. Their think-tank has determined that setting up a Shared Services department wil...
How to Hire Great Project Managers for Your Shared Services
May 01 by Russell HarleyShared Services are taking on more scope, transforming operations, and supporting businesses in meeting their target outputs. Every such change initiative requires a robust project management infras...
Learn How to Manage Projects Before Projects Manage You
April 03 by Anupam DiwanAnupam Diwan continues her monthly column with a focus on Project Management. To read her popular "HR Analytics" series, please see here. Many, if not most of us are "Pros" at managing various...
So You Have Project Overload?
December 17 by Amarpreet BhamraThe current flavour, or fashion, in shared services centers spanning finance and accounting, human resources, etc., is to kick-off improvement projects. These projects would broadly be categorized u...
How London’s 2012 Games topped Beijing with half the budget and smarter thinking…
April 09 by SSONTwo brand new SSOW Europe keynotes reveal why success ISN’T always about who has the bigger wallet Three whole decades. That’s how long it will take Beijing to pay off the constructio...