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Fistful of beans 02/09/2011
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In review: Motivation management is resource management
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Technical ability does little to mitigate risk
Organizations don’t simply run from a strategic plan prescription. Projected cash flows don’t deliver themselves. Business units don’t run in a …
Quality communication in social media
As a professional statistician, I help doctoral students design quantitative research studies, and analyze and interpret their data, for their dissertation. …
In review: Scope or: how to manage projects for organization success
October 2010 in review. Â A roundup of blogs from the previous month: Scope or: how to manage projects for organization success; …
Mergers and acquisitions failures are project management failures
Mergers and acquisitions failures are really business strategy project management failures
No matter the motive for a merger or acquisition the real work comes with integration.
Similar to a project scope statement that identifies the success criteria for a project, the only way to identify success or failure is within the scope of the M&A goals.
Subsequently, the risk in mergers and acquisitions comes down to the ability of a team to deliver within budget, by a certain time, and up to project expectation (scope) and project failure rates for M&A deals are strikingly high.
Mergers and acquisitions systems thinking strategies, part 3
Systems thinking strategies for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) provide better integration valuations and post-merger operations. With mergers and acquisitions systems thinking the …
Scope or: how to manage projects for organization success; stakeholder analysis template
A stakeholder is anyone, or group, who can positively or negatively affect the outcome of the project. This post introduces two Excel template worksheets for stakeholder identification and management.
Prior to a project’s go-ahead this template identifies groups and individuals with a stake in the success, and failure. The effort makes sure we understand the key concerns and motivations of these audiences in order to mitigate risk to over-look or under-appreciate stakeholder position.
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The key to change is circular reasoning
Organization change is the key to innovation. So, no change, no innovation. Or is it no innovation, no change? Well, change …
In review: Golden parachutes reward risk or moral hazard?
September 2010 in review. A roundup of blogs from the previous month: Golden parachutes reward risk or moral hazard? — No …