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Finance Transformation: Why Forward-Thinking Finance Leaders Are the Secret Weapon in Business Transformation

In today’s volatile business landscape, finance transformation is reshaping how companies operate. The future of finance isn’t just about controlling costs—it’s about finance leaders building nimble partnerships that create sustainable competitive advantage through strategic decision-making and optimised resource allocation. The traditional financial governance and project funding approach is increasingly at odds with modern, iterative working…

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Predictability – Achieving the project holy grail

Predictability in project management is often regarded as the holy grail. Especially in fields like research and development (R&D) and software delivery, achieving consistent, repeatable outcomes can seem elusive. These activities are inherently unpredictable, with countless variables that can influence the final result. However, understanding and applying certain principles can significantly reduce this unpredictability. A…

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How fines turn into costs and insanely drive the wrong behaviour

Have you ever wondered why fines sometimes backfire? 🤔 Dive into my latest video, where I break down the fascinating study “A Fine is a Price” by Gneezy and Rustichini and how its surprising findings impact your enterprise. 💡 Key insights: ➡ Fines can turn moral obligations into mere financial transactions.➡ This concept relates to…

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How product telemetry will give you a new competitive advantage

Moving to a product-centred delivery approach provides substantial benefits to producers and consumers. Having telemetry is essential in understanding how their products perform as customers use them. Telemetry enables you to understand how customers use your solutions, and the data it provides will enable more confident, faster decision-making. Gartner’s 2023 Top Strategic Technology Trends highlights,…

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Why treating delivery capacity as a risk will never lead to success or happiness

Treating limited delivery capacity as a risk never leads to happy outcomes! Doing so will challenge your programmes, and teams will hate working on them. Risk is uncertainty, generating either a positive or negative result. The capacity you have today is constrained. People fall into the trap of calling it a risk because the capacity…

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Leaders, be more like Sally, be the cheerleaders for change

There was a time when enterprises acted as if they knew best—forcing products on the market that didn’t genuinely fix the customer’s problems. Then, if you can call being late and over budget delivered, they would deliver these products with massive projects that took months, if not years to complete. (If this feels like I…