by Leonie McCarthy | Oct 21, 2020 | Leadership, Project Management
Project Recovery Premise In conversation with an ex-Olympic athlete who was building out a performance recovery range of clothing, I remember him very clearly explaining that at the top level of athletic performance and competition, all things being equal, it’s...
by Leonie McCarthy | Mar 13, 2020 | Processes, Project Management
Procedures for project kick-off are often developed, to ensure we don’t repeat mistakes of the past. Typically to kick off a project we need: A solid business case. Someone who’s going to pay for it. An assembled team with the right expertise. Some analysis of...
by Leonie McCarthy | Feb 9, 2020 | Project Management, Team & People
There are four foundation project roles that are essential to ensure your project has in place to start well, keep momentum and finish strong. Like the four wheels on a car, they need to be pumped to the right level and all aligned in the same direction to work at...
by Leonie McCarthy | Jan 13, 2020 | Project Management
Excluding re-planning from your retail project management practice, is like looking at a map before starting out on a hike and then never consulting it again. It’s not likely to get everybody to the destination in one piece. It’s easy enough to fall into the...
by Leonie McCarthy | Sep 8, 2019 | Project Management
We have depth of project experience, and years of working in the retail industry, on various technology projects. Over this time, we have gleaned some insight into the ways of engaging that get the best long term results for the client organisation and the project,...
by Leonie McCarthy | Apr 22, 2019 | Project Management, Team & People
An upsetting recent experience Have you ever felt like the person you’re speaking to is just not listening? Last week, we pulled the plug on a server migration. If you’ve ever done a move like this, you know how hard a call this is to make. The team had been...