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Asynchronous meetings

Asynchronous means ‘not at the same time’. Asynchronous meetings are a form of collaboration where the topics, the purpose and the inputs and outputs resemble … Read more

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Inspiration@Work

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Conducting a Pre-Mortem

What is a Pre-Mortem? Courtesy Matt Byrom, Siemens plc In conventional project management, when you undertake a risk assessment, people are asked to say what … Read more

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The $500 bet

This particular exercise is based on the results of a survey undertaken by a consulting organisation of failed and delayed projects. In their interviews of the … Read more

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Meaningful Conversation

The Vital Role of Inner Condition in Meeting Effectiveness A big factor in the effectiveness of any meeting is the attitudes of the people within it. … Read more

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Meetings Excellence

Talk given to Siemens Business Excellence Forum Mike Clargo – September 2017   Process Improvement has transformed business … Many of you will already be … Read more

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Card Sort

Card sort is a means of drawing out dialogue from an individual or group through asking them to prioritise, rank, order or position a series … Read more

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Pictorial Visioning

Using visual images to work with our hopes for the future can prove very motivational – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

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Why-How Charting

Why-How charting is a means of thoroughly exploring the logic of how an entity works, and why it does what it is endeavouring to do. The … Read more

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Tree Diagram

The Tree Diagram is one of the Seven Management and Planning Tools. The Tree Diagram is a tool to explore exactly what needs to be done … Read more

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Process Decision Programme Chart

The Process Decision Programme Chart (PDPC) is one of the Seven Management and Planning Tools. The Process Decision Program Chart (PDPC) Is very similar in many … Read more

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Interrelationship Digraph

The Interrelationship Digraph is one of the Seven Management and Planning Tools. It is frequently used to further explore the groups that develop out of the affinity … Read more