End-to-end
by jed simms on April 27, 2011
Projects start and finish in the business – but most methodologies don’t. They start sometime later when the ‘project’ is officially sanctioned and finish when the project is officially closed down – before most of the benefits have been realized. (…)
TOP-to-bottom
by jed simms on April 21, 2011
Most methodologies or bodies of knowledge are designed for specialists — specialist project managers, change managers, business analysts, system architects and alike. The poor business expert is left out in the cold. TOP brings a more holistic approach to projects (…)
What is TOP™?
by jed simms on April 15, 2011
The length, breadth and depth of TOP can be summed up in a simple definition: TOP is… a step-by-step approach to successfully delivering totally optimized projects, based on a set of proven principles that underpin a complete, integrated and optimized (…)
We’ve tried it before but …
by jed simms on April 13, 2011
Most organizations have tried to improve project performance at least once. Often the first step is to buy ‘better project managers’ or to introduce project management training. When this has little effect a standard project management methodology is acquired and (…)
Optimize not compromise
by jed simms on April 8, 2011
Some people see ‘optimization’ as a bridge far too far – way beyond where they are today. But they are mistaking optimisation for perfection. Optimization is about getting the best, most practical value from the resources and options available with (…)