Fundamentally

Project Management - into the 21st Century

Too often people hire an old friend or a so-called 'expert' to manage a project, sometimes with disastrous consequences. Here is an approach to get the right person into the project - whether to implement a change or to become a new member of the Board of Directors.

The science of Management is loaded with books and articles about resource management, costs and planning to mention just a few. Very rarely do we come across anything that characterises the exercise itself or how we might identify the right person to optimally manage it.

To begin to fill in some of the mysteries, we can examine projects under three strategic headings, and also practical managers as three distinct types - it's not difficult to put the two together to get the most effective and efficient outcome

Please click here for a discussion about the relationships between projects and their managers

Searching for a new Stupid

There is a risk that the links delivered by search engines are filtered by the big providers to bring to the top of the list the results that suit the preferences of the person doing the searching

We are provided with material that is easily digested and comfortable, with little to challenge us or to stimulate us to come up new ideas or new thinking

Are we entering the first stage of stupidification? For the argument please click here

The Thoil Association

It’s about time we gave some feedback to those in the market that continually raise their prices or reduce the level of service, often with no apparent reason.

 

To help companies become more aware of their impact on customers I would like to found The Thoil Association - a direct approach to making our feelings better known.

Download the_thoil_association.pdf