Herding Cats

APRIL 13, 2017

There has been lots of buzz in the project management space lately about the benefits of planning. Planning tells us, in units of measure meaningful to the decision makers, what Done looks like. Planning is one of the Five Immutable Principles of project success. You can't know what Done looks like, until time and money runs out.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 13, 2017

Before looking further, here's a principle that has served us well. . So when you hear a story about some undesired outcome - labeled as a dysfunction - and then here a quick and dirty solution to that dysfunction ask if there has been a Root Cause Analysis of the situation? Each effect has to two causes. An Action. A Condition.

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Speaker: Alex Jiménez, Managing Principal, Financial Service Consulting for EPAM

From a budget standpoint, US banks are feeling the pinch. Many US banks are bracing for increased defaults and lower demand for mortgages and other loans as interest rates have increased. Global economic conditions are soft at best. The largest banks have increased reserves to protect against deteriorating economic conditions.

Budget

Speaker: Stephanie Lewandowski, Senior Product Manager, Teachstone

Change is inevitable - however, COVID-19 has affected the best-laid plans and left us wondering where to go next. Join Stephanie Lewandowski as she candidly talks about the realities of roadmaps - how often they change, how to navigate the changes, and how to survive in an uncertain market.

2020

Speaker: Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, Medical Director, Psychiatry and Naj Wright, MBA, C-Suite HR Executive

How to foster an inclusive and open conversation with your workforce about AUD and SUD, including ways that your organization can help. Join us for this important how-to discussion. Join this important webinar that addresses: How to identify employees at risk for - or experiencing - AUD or SUD in your workforce.

Risk Management

Speaker: Renee Thomas and Alexis Barone, Wrike Team

Join us for our panel with Renee Thomas and Alexis Barone of the Wrike Team, in this discussion about the future of work--hybrid, remote, and everything in between. We were all baptized by fire this past year, so now it's time to look back, understand the big lessons, and gain the insights needed to pivot forward.

Leadership