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Project management

Who’s actually responsible? Project accountability

Fiona Ibbetson

This series has explored why projects stall before they start, when planning gets skipped in the rush to act. But...


Project management

The event debrief most businesses skip (but shouldn’t)

Suzanne Evett

The Operational Edge, Post 3 of 4 Most businesses treat the end of a project the same way. Relief that...


Project management

The urge to do: why projects in growing businesses skip the step that matters most

Fiona Ibbetson

In my last piece, I wrote about the missing keystone in change projects: the coordination layer that so often determines...


Events

How to run a conference without it taking over your business

Suzanne Evett

The Operational Edge, Post 2 of 4 Events have a way of expanding to fill all available time. That is...


Outsourcing

Knowing When Something Doesn’t Fit

Vicky McKenna

Part 3 of 4 - What Retail Taught Me About Business. Good product, wrong fit - the most expensive mistake...


Outsourcing

The Weight of the Decision

Vicky McKenna

Part 4 of 4 — What Retail Taught Me About Business. In the quiet after a range sign-off meeting comes...


Outsourcing

Relationships Are the Real Margin

Vicky McKenna

Part 2 of 4 - What Retail Taught Me About Business. The suppliers who delivered most weren't the cheapest. They...


Outsourcing

The Art of the Brief

Vicky McKenna

Part 1 of 4 - What Retail Taught Me About Business. The most valuable thing buying taught me was to...