Tag Archives: CMMI
Build better templates and improve your life
A bold statement? Perhaps. But if you use effective templates in your projects and operational activities, you can save hours of work each week. And who couldn’t use a few free hours each week? Most templates are set up with … Continue reading
A Federated Process Model
A common problem experienced by companies with diverse operations is that of standardizing processes. Finding a balance is a complex activity that involves: a) having enough processes definition to drive end to end processes and hence results for the company … Continue reading
Manage Your Portfolio of Problems Part 1
Does your team and organization suffer from numerous problems and issues? Do more issues crop up each time you try to solve something? Managing your problems as a portfolio may help you. One of the keys to improving your team … Continue reading
Improve your business with Methodologies, procedures and frameworks
Do you have a methodology in your business? A framework? Procedures? Does it matter? When methodologies are first deployed there is a flurry of activity where everyone is trained and then set loose upon an unsuspecting world with binders under … Continue reading
How to improve your productivity by using structure in your process
Once an organization reaches a certain size (say more then 30 people) it makes sense to set up a little bit of structure behind the way things are done. You often hear the objection “but we don’t need procedures or … Continue reading
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Compliance versus Support – The Chicken and the Egg
To bring some structure and consistency to projects (and business processes in general), audits or QA checks/gates are often performed to assess current practices and to enforce consistency. But in one of the great ironies, it is often necessary to … Continue reading
