Operations Management

How Poor Planning Can Lead to Project Failure

By |October 30th, 2019|

Benjamin Franklin said it best, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” Planning is critical to any project's success. Poor project planning is like letting your soldiers go to battle without any armor or weapon to use. It’s like going in the project blindly and still hoping

Is Big Data the Key to Unlocking Business Productivity?

By |October 17th, 2019|

Businesses are starting to realize the massive potential that comes with data and analytics in driving productivity. A recent study from Dresner Advisory Services found that Big Data adoption has reached 59% across industries. The study also reports that 54% of vendors agree that big data has now become

De-Escalating Conflict at Work

By |October 2nd, 2019|

We’ve all had our fair share of conflict at work. It could be a frustrated client, an argument with a colleague, saying “no” to a stakeholder request, or dealing with organizational restructuring. Conflicts can arise from anything. We might be tempted to sleep on it and let things pass.