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#378 – BARRIERS FOR ORGANIZATIONS GROWING AND IMPROVING – MARK MOORE

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Many organizations get so caught up in what they currently do and how they do it, that they cannot find ways to effectively improve how they operate and experience the growth that stems from that kind of change. Plotting a path to organizational growth, especially based on the projects it chooses to execute, can be a challenge. The fundamental elements are not overly complicated, but the work to make the change is hard. Continue reading →

#377 – WHY CAN’T MY ORGANIZATION GROW AND IMPROVE? – MARK MOORE

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Many organizations get so caught up in what they currently do and how they do it, that they cannot find ways to effectively improve how they operate and experience the growth that stems from that kind of change. Plotting a path to organizational growth, especially based on the projects it chooses to execute, can be a challenge. The fundamental elements are not overly complicated, but the work to make the change is hard. Continue reading →

#91 – FAKING MATURITY – MARK MOORE

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I’ve been thinking about the old Hans Christian Anderson fable “The Emperor’s New OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAClothes” lately.  It’s been on my mind as I read current articles regaling us with tales of corporate leadership and management run amok.  It also brings to mind some of the fabled business cases of the past (like the SAP implementations at Hershey and Levi Strauss) where a grand vision was cast and hailed by all as a marvel right up until reality set in and bit hard.  Much of what I see along these lines I think can be attributed to some level of what I’ll call “faking maturity” by organizations that, quite frankly, should know better.  And the fall out at times can approach nuclear grade waste. Continue reading →

#84 – PROGRAM UMBRELLA ABUSE – MARK MOORE

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Mark-Moore-150x150For most of us in the IT world, two major events over the last twenty years rank as “life changing”.  One is predominantly US-based and the other one caused the entire world to watch with anticipation.  I’m talking about the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) rules for US organizations and the turn of the calendar from 1999 to 2000.   Continue reading →

#72 – THE RISK OF AN ABSENTEE SPONSOR – MARK MOORE

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Oh, you’ve been there … that much I know.  You are the Project Manager on something with high visibility and you are also stuck with a project sponsor who acts more like an absentee landloMark-Moore-150x150rd than a collaborative partner.  Despite all your efforts to engage her/him, the sound you hear most is the quiet chirping of the crickets of non-participation.  Yes, I’m thinking you’ve been there and so have I.  And for those to whom this sounds foreign, you just haven’t managed enough projects yet – your time will come. Continue reading →