The book I wrote in 2017 contained a chapter on the death toll of migrant workers building stadiums for the world cup host of Soccer in Qatar 2022.After my visit I wrote to FIFA, the governing body with photographs of the dangers in work places and details of the more than 6500 workers who were killed on the job. Continue reading
More and more companies today are creating projects to perform work. Hence, the demand for project managers is high and will continue to grow well into to the future.
There is a six-sigma approach called crossing the river that is aimed at getting from the near shore (your current state) to the far shore (your future vision). I suggest that you consider using it to get a project managers job. This article explains how to cross the river to reach your goal. Continue reading
Some may argue that just enough reliability data is just the right amount. Too much may lead to confusion, too little doesn’t inform well. The reliability work we do helps others make decisions, and recent work in how humans make decisions may help us prepare and present our results effectively.
If preparing reliability data-based recommendations, consider using less information. Ed O’Brien and Nadav Klein have found decision-makers tend to use much less data or information to make a decision than they think they will need. Continue reading
When the tourist asked the way to Dublin the response was:
“If I was you, I would not start from here!” (Old Irish joke).
It has become fashionable for management perspectives to be risk orientated or biased and even attempt to view all endeavour from a risk perspective however contorted and illogical the resulting picture. It is counter to the logical and intuitive way that we experience the world and inhibits a more holistic and integrated approach to management. Continue reading
“The Covid-19 Pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in the supply chain and the continued meltdown combined with increasing consumer demand for real-time delivery will drive more investment in logistics and e-commerce capabilities.