Posts Tagged ‘change’
Monday, January 11th, 2010
I had the chance to observe organizations and communities since quite an early age, and something was really fascinating.
When organizations expand, often it is assumed that the “culture” of the original entity will spread to all its parts- as if the center were the heart, and the parts (branches, subsidiaries, etc) were limbs of the same body.
An anthropocentric view of organizational development.
In this article, a small framework to observe, analyze, and ensure that your organization complies with the same professional and ethical standards throughout.
Tags: change, communication, corporate, development, organization
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Sunday, July 12th, 2009
If you read once in a while this chaotic website of mine, you know that I wrote here and there about change management.
I would like to share here some experience from my activities, and why I believe that adopting a common framework might be sub-optimal, but a smart allocation of resources.
To summarize:
- change is a constant (”panta rei”)
- change is made of “here and now” activities, and their antecedents and consequences
- if you can, do not re-invent the wheel- use an existing one…
- …and see how to make it fit in your environment
- and drop that “not invented here” attitude: you are wasting resources
- last but not least: ask yourself- who will keep the memory of the choices made
Tags: change, downsizing, environment, itil, law, management, msp, outsourcing, prince2, quango, stakeholder, wheel
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Monday, May 18th, 2009
You want your model to work in reality, and therefore you have to assume that others have their own models.
It is a game. Like playing chess. Or the usual “prisoner’s dilemma”.
From models, we will move to the interaction between models- and between different decision paths within a model.
A down-to-earth introduction to the game theory.
This post is part of a series, first published in May 2009.
Tags: artificial, benchmark, change, game, gmn2009, hofstadter, intelligence, management, methodology, model, nash, negotiation, organization, prolog, real, reality, stakeholder, theory
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Friday, May 15th, 2009
When you build a model of reality, you try to reduce complexity.
Reducing complexity means making choices- and reducing the risk of something unexpected affecting the results of your model.
Actually, it means also reducing the number of parameters- and, therefore, making any evolution in your world more predictable.
But reality is not necessarily limited by your definition: and managing the reality within a model requires more that planning beforehand for what you know, in terms of activities or risks.
You have also to identify what is the “normal” way in which your model will react to unexpected changes in the “reality” surrounding your model.
This post is part of a series, first published in May 2009.
Tags: buzan, change, chart, formula, game, gmn2009, management, map, methodology, mind, mindmap, model, organization, radar, real, reality, stakeholder, theory
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
GMN2009: PROGRESS
You do not need to know just what you are supposed to do, but also where you are, and where you should be.
If you are a perfect project manager with all the certifications required: probably you should skip this section, as it could be depressingly simple.
But it is not just progress itself- is the measuring and definition of progress that matter.
This post is part of a series, first published in May 2009.
Tags: change, chart, coach, coaching, gmn2009, indicator, key, kpi, management, methodology, microsoft, model, monitor, monitoring, organization, performance, planning, progress, project, radar, resource
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Monday, May 11th, 2009
Any organization, or organized group, whatever its purpose and composition, has what could be defined a “decision inertia”.
Any change has multiple dimensions: time, the environment were the change is carried out, the “stakeholders” (to simplify: whoever, directly or indirectly, is involved, affected, interested by a decision), etc.
In this post, we will briefly see the multiple dimensions of change, and what means managing change.
This post is part of a series, first published in May 2009.
Tags: agent, brain, casting, catalyst, change, dna, expert, gmn2009, management, methodology, organization, scope, stakeholder, technical
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Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
There are few things as contentious as planning estimates.
And controlling and managing change.
And checking its progress.
But is it not simply a matter of number crunching.
Tags: change, communication, do, estimate, plan, project, recognize, you
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Everyday politics :)
Thursday, July 30th, 2009Aristotle said that, by nature, we are all political animals.
When I wrote in the title “everyday politics” I was not thinking about “professional” politics.
I was simply stating: with the new technologies, that disrupt the usual communication organizations and control, everybody can do a political action. Everyday.
Read below to see how to begin now. Without a budget. Just a brain and a keyboard, and some experience to share.
Tags: animal, anthropology, aristotle, change, cultural, election, political, politics, theory, voting
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