Entries Categorized as 'Organizational Development'
by Donna Fitzgerald | February 13, 2010 | 6 Comments
I woke up this morning thinking about the fact that when I talk to CIOs many (if not most) tell me they know they don’t have the best project managers currently on staff. My own experience would absolutely confirm this as true so the question is why don’t we fix it? Part of the answer [...]
Category: Organizational Development PMO Tags: Competencies, Leadership, Project Management
by Donna Fitzgerald | February 12, 2010 | Comments Off
I recently had a few moments to particpate in an email discussion with my collegues. We were tossing around ideas about how to reduce costs (a topic everyone is focusing on in this day and age) and I found myself putting my finance hat back on and saying — Beware falling into the trap that [...]
Category: Agile Organizational Development PMO Tags: Benefit Realization, Complex Adaptive Systems, Mental Models, Systems Thinking
by Donna Fitzgerald | January 12, 2010 | Comments Off
I love speaking with clients. Every conversation reminds me of something I’ve forgotten or offers me something I’ve never thought of before. Today’s learning was that there really can be too much of a good thing. I’m a huge believer in organizational flexibility. I have run organizations myself where it was a source of pride that we could, when [...]
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