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Company Structure and Innovation – Pill 022

In Pill 017 I’ve shared the A-B-C concept about how to shape culture of change and innovation, but that depends on the company’s structure within we are moving. Company structure are fundamental to shape culture of sharing and innovation. We can talk about two configurations of organizational structures, mechanic structures and organic structures. Mechanistic structures are thoseContinue reading “Company Structure and Innovation – Pill 022”

Milestones vs Deliverables – Pill 021

After Pill 020 where I wrote about what the Milestones are and Pill 004 where I discussed Outcome, Output and Benefit I think it is worth to clarify the difference between Milestone and Deliverable since many time they are confused on the work environment. Deliverable A deliverable is defined as any unique and verifiable product,Continue reading “Milestones vs Deliverables – Pill 021”

Project Milestones – Pill 020

Milestones! Those stumps that in ancient Rome marked – every thousand Roman steps – how much road had been done and how much to do, and remember that all the roads led to Rome so maybe that worked out!In the Project management world the Milestone marks a point of control (or event) relevant in ourContinue reading “Project Milestones – Pill 020”

Issue vs Risk – Pil 019

Many use the term “issue” to indicate a “risk”. So there is a little bit of confusion I’d like to address in this pill.I will keep it simple, but hopefully clear enough not to be mistaken:• The issue is a matter that needs a decision, it is something that has already happened;• Risk concerns theContinue reading “Issue vs Risk – Pil 019”

Product, service and Process Innovation – Pill 018

In today’s pill I’d like to share the differences on innovating a product, a process or a service. Product innovation concerns the innovation of physical products, products that are tangible and so there can be a radical new product or an incremental innovation (we will discuss radical and incremental innovation in a different Pill). In contrastContinue reading “Product, service and Process Innovation – Pill 018”

A-B-C: how to shape a Culture – Pill 017

A-B-C (did this song started in your head?), They stand for: Attitude Behavior Culture It’s a “model” widely used in risk management, but that can apply to basically everything, so what’s about A-B-C in project management? First of all, as you might noticed, the A-B-C refer to people and doesn’t care about the hard skills.Continue reading “A-B-C: how to shape a Culture – Pill 017”