New Model Released - Business Process Relationships
September 10, 2007
StrategyDriven contributors are pleased to announce the release of our third model, Business Process Relationships. This model illustrates the many interrelations between the strategic business planning and tactical business execution processes. Additionally,... Read more...
How to be an Effective Mentor (Part 2 of 2)
September 10, 2007
Today, we finish up our conversation on how to be an effective mentor. Read More →
Great Escapes
September 9, 2007
Great Escapes: nine decision-making pitfalls and nine simple devices to beat them FORTUNE Magazine, June 27, 2005 by Michael and Jerry Useem About the Reference Great Escapes: nine decision-making pitfalls and nine simple devices to beat them by Michael... Read more...
New Category Released – Decision-Making
September 8, 2007
As a way of saying thank you to our registered members, StrategyDriven contributors are launching a series of new member’s only categories covering practices that permeate the strategic planning and tactical business execution processes. Our initial... Read more...
Decision-Making Introduction
September 8, 2007
For better or worse, our decisions and those of the other members of our organization define today’s realities and tomorrow’s outcomes. In a world that is becoming increasingly knowledge based, more and more members of an organization are making... Read more...
Resource Projection Best Practice 1 - Standardized Assumptions
September 7, 2007
Understanding the resource cost of activities is key to creating confidence that assigned work can be completed successfully and on time. Regardless of whether activities are frequently recurring and therefore well understood or one time efforts to produce... Read more...
Visual thinking exercises at Overlap
September 6, 2007
Find more videos like this on Overlap 07This summer I led some visual thinking exercises at Overlap 07, a small gathering of design/business thinkers. The video above will give you a bit of a feeling for how visual thinking can make meetings and events... Read more...
Why Contract Management Implementations Sometimes Fail to Meet Expectations
September 6, 2007
There’s been a recent flurry of blog posts regarding the issue of failed software implementations (over on SpendMatters, Rearranging the Deck Chairs, and Software Safari), and I agree wholeheartedly with all the points addressed. But there is an additional... Read more...
50 Designers x 6 Questions | Developer’s Toolbox
September 5, 2007
50 Designers x 6 Questions | Developer's Toolbox: "Some months ago we’ve selected 50 prominent designers and design companies, contacted them and asked to answer five design-related questions, sharing their knowledge and experience with fellows developers.... Read more...
Strategic Planning Best Practice 7 - Shared Accountability
September 5, 2007
Organizational silos act as barriers; hindering the performance of business units, work groups, and individuals as they strive to achieve the organization’s shared goals. Nowhere in the organization are silos more destructive than if they exist within... Read more...