In my post printed here on the 21st of January I referred to the 7 Keys to Successful Improvement Projects. The first key is to have an uncompromising focus on the Customer. We hear it a lot don’t we? Companies promising in their advertising that that they consider the customer their first priority, stressing that […]

I’ve hopped around for a while trying to find a career path for myself and I think I may have found it. What I like about my current position (title: Project Assistant) may not be necessarily related or on the top priority lists for many PMs, but I know that this is just the beginning […]

This blog is intended to invite discussion on why some improvement projects succeed while most fail to realise the benefits expected. I have conducted significant research in this area and have found the reasons most improvement projects fail is not because of the methodology underpinning the improvement process, but the failure to recognise and foster […]

With all the talk of managing projects via Twitter, web-based tools, and more collaborative/social mediums there is still a lack of wide-spread adoption of PM/PPM management tools at many organizations. Many projects still cobble together some Excel spreadsheets, static MS Project file, and MS Viso schemas into a PowerPoint presentations. Version control, standardization, collaboration, real-time […]

Hello, my name is Asaf Gilad. I’m an information systems engineer and nowadays I work in a consulting company for project management. During my very short career I have managed to work as a programmer, system analyst and project officer. The lack of a solid experience in any of those functions makes it very difficult […]