CITI Consulting Solutions is proud to be a member of the Milton Keynes Chamber of Commerce and as part of our commitment to the community, we want to give back to other local members in the form of: Free attendance to our Change Leaders Networking Event Free half-day project health-check workshop (hosted either at your[…]
We are pleased to announce the July 2015 issue of the CITI Consulting Solutions bulletin – in this months issue: What do you tell your manager when the wheels come off! Nick Dobson talks about dealing with disaster in your project. Preparing for difficult conversations Nick Dobson companion article discusses how to prepare for that[…]
We are pleased to announce the June 2015 issue of the CITI Consulting Solutions bulletin – in this months issue: Making change managers effective Bernard explores the common problems he encounters when coaching client in effective change management. How business architechture @AXA is a game changer Geoff Grace from AXA has submitted an article on[…]
For more information please email Richard Bateman at RBateman@citi.co.uk. Or you can book using the form below:
Bernard supports clients through their business change journeys: from challenging, structuring and scoping the proposals, through achieving buy-in and resolving conflicts, to ensuring that the change is adopted and sustained, and the benefits realised. Bernard has an extremely warm personality and has been working in change management environments for most of his professional career. Having[…]
At CITI, we have seen with many clients, over many years, the impact of poor or even absent project sponsorship. These are the top ten factors for project failure (source: Gartner Group): Project sponsor not committed to the objective Project not aligned to the strategic vision of the company Projects are started for the wrong[…]
This UK Intelligence Agency is a forward looking organisation. Most of their employees have specialist skills, one of which is project management. The intelligence agency helps them develop and work flexibly – in ways that suit them – so that they can give of their best. Opportunity This Government body had in place a Centre[…]
Question Our PMO seems more interested in policing my projects than in providing useful help. They are always asking for updates against standard templates and exception reports but when we ask them for assistance e.g. development support, specialist advice or to organise facilities for us they simply refuse. Why is this the case and what[…]
To see ourselves as other see us – Robbie Burns 1786 (part two) As is nearly always the case, some very interesting observations arose from a recent workshop conducted at one of CITI’s periodic Coffee Club meetings. The fundamental question was; are PMOs seen as allies or adversaries? Five discrete sub-questions, which could be scored[…]
To see ourselves as other see us – Robbie Burns 1786 (part one) People’s perceptions of what they do are often at odds with their actual behaviour; in psychology the subject of cognitive dissonance, reality not corresponding to expectations, is a rich vein of study and one classic response to cognitive dissonance is rationalisation. Fitting[…]