Recently I visited Calgary, Alberta, Canada on business. To facilitate a 3 day business requirements session for a client with a focus on the business and stakeholder needs to solve a particular business challenge. I decided to drive. It was a lovely 15.5 hours there and 13 […]
Read more →In June 2008, while I was teaching a three day workshop on facilitation and gathering and documenting business requirements, someone raised an issue about the economy and stated that the market is headed for a crash soon (within 6 months). Interestingly, the people attending the workshop were […]
Read more →Recently while mountain biking we came across a pump track; a continuous circuit of small dirt hills and jumps that loops back on itself, allowing you to ride it continuously. A couple of teenagers took the time to explain how to use it and teach us a […]
Read more →Can you make it happen? That is a question that every one should ask and answer yes! We all can. Recently when working with a client we had to do that. The teams became stalled due to a business announcement around cost cutting. Suddenly the teams did […]
Read more →The success of every initiative realizes on good stakeholder management. It is all about engaging the right people to make a difference in your business success. The more people you connect with, more influencers you engage, the greater positive or negative impact you will have. It is […]
Read more →For your strategic planning efforts consider your approach to bridging the gap between the strategic and the tactical. Often companies will embark on their strategic planning efforts and not take it to the next level. That is the tactical level. There is a lesson learned here as […]
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