When do you Celebrate Project Success?
One of the technology projects I’m currently managing is nearing ‘go-live’ and I’m working with the client team to complete user acceptance testing and get the inevitable test issues resolved. This project has been a bit of a hard slog and the project team is feeling a bit demoralised and just want to go back to […]
Time. How do you Manage Yours?
Whether you are a manager, business leader, self-employed or even retired, time is undoubtedly your most precious resource. None of us know how much we are going to have, but on a day to day basis, time is the one thing we all have exactly the same amount of; some of us just choose to […]
How to Deal with Project or Initiative Overload
Do you find yourself trying to manage too many conflicting priorities? Do you have to keep multiple bosses happy, or have more new ‘initiatives’ start than you can complete? If so, you are not alone, but there are ways to manage these situations effectively. Although you need to be careful not to fall into the […]
Solitaire Consulting launches Non-Executive Management service
Solitaire Consulting has launched a new service to provide non-executive management services to new and existing clients in Jersey and overseas. A non-executive manager (NEM) provides operational advice and guidance on an ongoing, but part time or ad-hoc basis. Unlike the non-executive director (NED), who works at board level and forms part of a firm’s […]
Case Study: From Initiative Overload to Project Portfolio Management
This case study demonstrates the importance of having visibility and robust oversight of your entire portfolio of change. It summarises an assignment I completed some time ago, but have repeated similar projects for many other businesses and achieved similar results. The Company The private wealth management arm of a well known global banking group, with offices […]
Laserfiche 10 Released
Six members of the team from, Solitaire Consulting partner, MBS Business Solutions recently attended the Laserfiche Empower 2016 conference held in the Long Beach convention centre, California. The Laserfiche conference is an annual event that includes 100’s of classes and networking events. These classes include technical training, new product roadmaps and industry use cases where like […]
Reflections on a year of change
Here we are again at the end of another year, which marks the end of my 9th full year in business. I’m not sure where all that time went! I’m going to use this final post of 2015 as an opportunity to reflect on what has gone well, what I need to improve and my personal […]
Is Your Business Getting the Best out of Technology?
One of the problems with the question I have posed in the title of this post, is that ‘best’ can be very subjective. In this context, unless you know what you can achieve with technology it is impossible to know whether your business is getting the best from its technology or not. So, let’s explore that […]
Outsourcing – opportunity or threat?
This article will examine the case for outsourcing in the specific context of smaller markets such as the International Financial Centres (IFCs) in the Channel Islands, Switzerland and Caribbean. These centres are characterised by a high cost of doing business, limited pools of skilled labour, restrictive employment legislation and a stringent regulatory environment. All these […]
5 Best Practices to Manage Project Portfolios
The success of a business can depend highly on its ability to effectively manage and deliver its portfolio of projects. This helps ensure business goals and strategic objectives are met on time and on budget. The importance of managing project portfolios should not be taken lightly. Here are my top five best practices to help effectively manage project […]
