Have you been following all the discussion around the benefits of the HS2 Rail Link in the news? It’s intriguing that this far down the line (pun acknowledged), the National Audit Office is still warning that the benefits are unclear. It’s disappointing; but it’s not often that I see robust business cases, where the groundwork has been done to clearly …
When I first heard about APMG’s plans to launch a new Facilitation skills certification it piqued my curiosity, as it’s such an important skill-set both for people working on projects and for consultants too. We need quality decisions, and these involve gathering input from a wide range of people. This is where excellent facilitation skills can make so much difference. Consider these …
A few days ago, I watched some of Clare Balding’s TV game show –they showed clips of an experiment, with people buying fruit and vegetables at a busy market stall. The experiment highlighted how easy it is to miss what goes on right in front of our eyes. At one point, they swapped the person selling the fruit and veg …
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Recently, I went to an “Agile Edge” conference at Valtech to hear Greg Hutchings talk on “Introducing Agile”. Here is what I learned. You must know WHY you want to “do Agile” The normal reasons people state for wanting agile are to: – reduce time to market – be more flexible – be more efficient (less cost) – increase quality. …
When you’re faced with change and having to do things in a new way, have you noticed that it takes longer to get things done? When you change your mobile phone or your television, this can be really frustrating. Suddenly the buttons are in different places and simple actions take longer, things that you would normally do without even thinking. …
