We are entering a time of global trade wars: US vs. China, US vs. EU, EU vs. China and frankly:China vs. The World.
And, it’s not going away. China is on it’s way to becoming ‘evil empire.’ The new Soviet Union of unfair trade.
THE MOST CRITICAL QUESTION
This means that companies must now revisit and answer their most critical question: ‘Make or Buy’ products that used to be made by suppliers Continue reading
So, if you haven’t successfully completed your transition activities by Sept 15th 2018 then you will lose your certification – and need to start the whole process again. Is that you? Continue reading
“Big Data” is tracking you (among other things).
Most people have heard the term “big data,” but few know exactly what it means. To make matters worse, the term can mean pretty significantly different things in different domains. For the sake of simplicity, we’ll begin by focusing on a very relatable aspect of big data: building user profiles, such as the kind Facebook and Google create of their users. Continue reading
There are two widely-used risk management standards:
In my previous blog[i], I presented details on how these risk management standards address the development of a risk-aware culture – a necessary foundation for risk management success. As promised, this blog will address the risk management “process.” This is how the organization addresses specific risks. Continue reading
Projects go wrong and in our binary world projects either succeed or fail. There is a plethora of articles, opinions and reasons for such success and failure but why, and how, is this possible when we have more and more ‘qualified’ project managers?
When a project is still moving or hasn’t fallen apart it may be categorised as “it ain’t broke” and optimistic project managers may conclude “no need to fix it“. However, we all know that preventive maintenance will allow for successful operation and minimise breakdowns and avoid trouble, “a stitch in time saves nine“. Continue reading