A University-Wide PM Methodology to Improve Efficiency and Drive Projects to Completion
By standardizing the institutional approach to project management, it’s possible for a university...
Building Support for Change: Eight Strategies to Achieve Consensus
Though it can be challenging, focusing on consensus building can help leaders ensure their...
Understanding and Achieving Consensus: Best Practices and Pitfalls to Avoid
Building consensus between multiple parties is a critical responsibility of IT leaders today, and...
Defining “Needs” and Separating them from “Wants”: Central to Any Successful IT Project
While maintaining a collaborative environment, IT leaders must take a leading role in helping to...
The Art of People-People, and the Power of ‘Why’
The capacity to clearly communicate is critical to avoiding some of the most prevalent and...
Driving Opportunities for Change: How Users Can Mobilize Change in their Divisions
By properly identifying a problem or opportunity, and then approaching a solution systematically,...
Coming Into the Fold: Why (and How) Trustees Should Participate in Institutional Procurement
While avoiding micromanaging, it’s critical for governing boards to be involved in major...
Change Management and Stakeholder Engagement: Involving End Users and Executive Sponsors
Properly engaging end users and executive sponsors is critical for the success of a major project...
Pursuing a Major Business Process Improvement Implementation: Why Take the Plunge? (Part 1)
While the amount of time, investment and effort that goes into a major implementation (and the...
Defining the Factors that Affect (or Block) a Shift Away from the Status Quo
A few key, but often uncommunicated, factors in whether or not a committee decides to shift away...
Apprenticeship Programming Could Reduce the Skills Gap, But Employer Investment Is Needed
Apprenticeship programming can make huge strides to closing the skills gap while also creating...
Bringing Soft Skills to the Forefront: How Higher Ed (and Continuing Ed) Must Adapt
The demand for soft skills in the workplace is growing, and to this point postsecondary...
