ADKAR® – How to successfully implement change

I am currently preparing for the Prosci Practitioner Qualification and Certification, which includes reading the book “ADKAR: a model for change in business, government and our community“. The model is easy to understand, it explains how change can be implemented successfully and guides the way for people engaged in change projects. ADKAR is a goal-oriented […]

Helping emerging strategies change the organisation

In most of the literature on project, programme and portfolio management it is stated that strategies should be “broken down” into projects and programs through portfolio management, ensuring that the strategic objectives set by the top management are achieved. However, this presupposes that managers at the top of the organisation know exactly what will happen […]

The impact of digital technologies on plant engineering and construction projects

Recently, PwC and the German Large Industrial Plant Manufacturers´ Group of VDMA published a benchmark report on digital business models in plant engineering and construction in an international comparison. It was done in the light of urgent need of improvements for the European business models as the players in Germany and other European countries lagging […]

Technologies are not enough to make a city smart

During the 5th SENET Conference at Belgrade, hosted by the Serbian Project Management Association (IPMA Serbia) a roundtable was facilitated addressing “SMART Cities – A new perspective for innovative and start-up projects in a digital age”. More than 30 people were in attendance and discussed concepts, ideas and questions from a global, regional yet also […]

Do the spoken language differences affect project thinking?

The number of languages spoken today across the globe is estimated to be over 7000 (based on various internet sources). Language is a powerful mechanism that enables people to connect, collaborate and co-evolve. In hindsight, languages play a pivotal role in bringing clarity of thoughts, actions and serve as a catalyst for people to move […]

Increase project leadership, decrease project management and your project success rate will skyrocket!

by Tero Kyckling The root causes for most project pitfalls are people originated. That is hardly any news, but providing a working solution to catching the emerging people issues early for targeted corrective actions is big news. The project management focus is on tangible, measurable deliverables such as spent hours, delivered code lines, moved gravel […]

Unleashing human potential – antecedents, potentials and threats

In modern times it is often demanded that the human potential should be let off the leash. The Manifesto for Human Leadership for example postulates “Unleashing human potential over employing human resources” and states the following: “Whoever sees organizations as machines and treats humans like cogwheels in them must not complain that people only work […]

New research study on Cultural Factors, Personality Traits and Agile Project Management

Master students from HTW Berlin University of Applied Sciences are currently researching the impact of national cultural factors versus personality traits on the individual’s success using agile project management techniques. Their data will be gathered through a quantitative survey of project management professionals, and the larger the sample size of respondents, the more accurate will […]

Stuttgart 21 – a mega project in the heart of Swabia

Swabia is a cultural, historic and linguistic region in southwestern Germany. As understood in the modern ethnography roughly coincides with the Swabian Circle of the Holy Roman Empire as it stood during the Early Modern period, now divided between the states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart is the capital of Baden-Württemberg and place of one […]

Findings of the 13th State of Agile Report

All sectors of our society experience an increasing pressure to change. As modern information, communication and collaboration tools are gaining ground, the pace of work has accelerated tremendously and the shift from traditional ways of performing work to agile approaches is a challenge for all organisations. Not only the software industry, but also the “traditional” […]