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Set Expectations Upfront with Realistic Project Success Criteria
When starting a new project, it is important for all team members and executives to have a common set of criteria to determine project success. However, defining project success can be difficult as...
View ArticleSuccessful Technology Implementations for Small Business
Last week I had the opportunity to appear on The Small Business Advocate Radio Show with Jim Blassingame to discuss how to assure project success. The Small Business Advocate® delivers valuable...
View ArticleA Blue Print of Know-How
A few years ago, my wife and I decided to remodel our kitchen. As with most couples, I was thinking upgrade (aka the cheap route) and she was thinking reimplementation (aka dream kitchen renovation)....
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The Lighter Side of Project Management
When it comes to project management (or software implementations), ever wish that you had done something differently? Sure, we all have. But you can’t change the past; you can only change the present...
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Peanuts, Popcorn, Procurement!
Don’t Let Your Procurement Turn into a Three Ring Circus The purpose of a bidders’ conference is to provide an open exchange between purchasers and vendors, to communicate the Request for Proposal...
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Sick Projects, Health Assessments and Van Halen
Yesterday I had the opportunity to appear on The Small Business Advocate Radio Show with Jim Blassingame to discuss conducting project health assessments. The Small Business Advocate® delivers valuable...
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Volatility & Risk: What Your Enterprise Apps have in Common with the Stock...
Interestingly enough, managing the evolution of your enterprise applications technology is much like managing your stock portfolio. Both require an investment of time, money and resource. Both can be...
View ArticleThe Impact of the Recession: Accelerated Change
Beginning in 2008, the economic downturn and great recession have had significant impact on enterprise system implementations: 1. Acceleration of consolidated and shared services. The move to...
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IT Project Failure: Same as it Ever Was.
Project Assurance Countless papers and articles were written on project success rates and why projects failed. All experts agreed on one thing: surely we have learned our lesson and things will be...
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Developing a Strategy for your Data Governance Initiative
Below is an excerpt from an article that I wrote an article for July edition of IHRIM’s Journal Workforce Solution Review on “Developing a Strategy for your Data Governance Initiative”. To read the...
View ArticleWelcome to No Wishing Required
Welcome to the No Wishing Required Blog. This blog is dedicated to project assurance and collaborative intervention best practices. In this blog, I hope to offer innovative project assurance...
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The Story Behind No Wishing Required
In the summer of 2009, I began the process of writing a book. The purpose of the book was to document my experiences and methodologies for overseeing the implementations of complex business software...
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Collaborative Intervention: A Practical Guide for Proactive Project Management
Most organizations do not anticipate project failure. Instead, they plan for success, governed by budget, next step deliverables, executive expectations, and go-live deadlines. Heads-down to the task...
View ArticleThe Prinzo Group Publishes White Paper on Preempting ERP Project Failure
Atlanta, GA – December 10, 2010 – The Prinzo Group, an innovative knowledge firm that provides project assurance expertise for enterprise transformation and technology projects, today announced that it...
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