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Agile or not – it is still a project! – interview with Darryl Booker

What is the difference in project vs. product thinking? It all depends on the perspective. Product thinking mindset focuses on “WHAT” needs to be developed; project thinking mindset considers “HOW” to deliver the product. Project thinking encourages innovative solution to be done on time according to Clients requirements, in ideal world beyond Clients expectations. Product thinking mostly should focus on product functionality for the end user, UX cases and optimized business benefits both for Client and Company.

Identify Benefits to Drive Business Results – interview with Beth Partleton

The Pulse report subtitle is The Strategic Impact of Projects: Identify Benefits to Drive Business Results. We see fewer projects meeting original goals and business intent or being completed within budget. More projects are failing and creating substantial monetary loss for their organizations. Further discussion is needed to understand why organizations do not fully appreciate that strategic initiatives are projects and programs. We suspect this disconnect may result because so few organizations monitor and measure the benefits that projects and programs deliver across a business.

Projects Deliver No Value! – interview with Mark Smalley

Where ASL offers guidance how to provide applications and related services, the Business Information Services Library offers guidance to business people who “consume” IT as a business asset. Their concerns are typically: How much budget should I allocate to information and technology, as opposed to other business assets such as people, machines, buildings? What kind of information and technology do I need to help my business both survive and succeed? How do I deal effectively with the IT department? How do I ensure that the users actually realize the value from the significant investments? How can I demonstrate that I am managing information and technology in accordance with its importance to the organization?

Seeing the World Through ADKAR Glasses. Why Change Management is Indispensable in Business? – interview with Scott McAllister

Through the pandemic, organizations worldwide shared a very similar experience, and leaders worldwide realized they’re in the people business irrespective of their industry. So, I think the pandemic actually helped to put the discipline of change management more into the spotlight. I challenge our discipline members: it’s our time to shine, but this window won’t stay open forever, so we really have to demonstrate value. However, I think more and more leaders now understand that just knowing the right answer is not enough. We must bring our teams along on the journey, even if we’re unsure of how to do so. But more and more leaders are starting to realize the value of adoption, contribution to business outcomes, not just having the strongest technical solution.