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Author name: CJ

CJ is the President of a boutique consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations turnaround their troubled technology programs using agile and user-centric product design principles.

Building an Inclusive Organizational Culture: Best Practices and Strategies

To create a workplace that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion, an inclusive organizational culture must be built. Experience has shown that an inclusive culture promotes respect, collaboration, and engagement, and can lead to improved employee retention, productivity, and innovation. In this blog post, we will discuss best practices and strategies for building an inclusive organizational culture.

Understanding the Role of Leadership in Shaping Organizational Culture

The leaders of any organization have the greatest influence on its culture. Why? Because values, in my experience, are top-down. Employees observe and emulate their leaders, their actions have more influence than the values they promote.
We’ll examine how leadership impacts corporate culture in this blog article and how important effective leadership is to creating a positive workplace environment.

How to lead a large #AI driven transformation program  to revolutionize your business?

In this blog, I discuss my experiences and best practices to lead a large #AI driven transformation program to revolutionize your business. 💡
From generating new ideas to developing a clear plan, managing risks, and monitoring progress, I cover all the important aspects of successfully delivering a program.
Remember, change is a journey, not a destination, and it takes effort and commitment from all stakeholders to achieve success. So let’s embrace creative thinking, risk-taking, and experimentation, and celebrate successes and learn from failures.

How to better understand and manage Scope

How to better understand and manage scope? As I explained in one of my previous blogs, every project has a definite scope, budget, and a start and end date, which in the project management World are referred to as “Triple Constraint” i.e. you cannot change one without changing other two.   Scope defines:  What work will be done? Time goals dictate: How long should …

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Is there a value in having an ongoing PMO or should it be set up for a limited time to solve a specific need?

I wrote an article last year, “Is there a place for a Project management office (PMO) in agile organizations?” I still believe that there is a value in having an ongoing PMO provided it is empowered correctly.  I read an article recently that listed that the lifespan of an average PMO is about two years. …

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