Every experienced business analyst will have plenty of scars and stories from working on projects and initiatives that should never have been pursued in the first place. These include ideas that were never going to deliver real benefits, projects that couldn’t be successfully completed with the available resources, and initiatives that made things much worse… Read More »10 awkward questions
Peter Drucker famously wrote that “culture eats strategy for breakfast”. It’s become something of a cliché because, frankly, it’s true! Whatever great plans we think we’re hatching to improve the organisation, its culture will make (or break) our prospects of success! Culture acts as a lens or filter, determining what actually happens and how people… Read More »Culture: the key to successful business change
Business leaders must continually pursue changes within their organisation: to fulfil their strategic vision, to respond to external factors, and sometimes simply to keep the lights on! Identifying the right changes and making these happen can be incredibly complex and challenging – but help is at hand! Business analysts bring a range of skills and… Read More »How BAs help business leaders succeed
Pursuing the wrong projects can be disastrous for an organisation. In the first half of this article, I looked at the various reasons that organisations end up pursuing change initiatives that should never have been started, or that should have been abandoned in favour of other ideas. These reasons were grouped under the following three… Read More »Stop doing the wrong projects (part two)
Today I’ve published my new guide listing 60 different strategies businesses can employ to increase their profits. Check it out on the Resources page here. The list is intended to act as an inspirational starting point, helping business leaders and change practitioners to think about their business and which areas might have potential for increasing… Read More »60 strategies for boosting profits