One of the Largest Threats to Your Project’s Success: People
“People risks” are not warm, fuzzy, or squishy. They are very real threats to your project’s execution and ROI. We all expect a Project Manager to manage risks. We talk about dependencies, resource...
View ArticleService Oriented Architecture (SOA) Governance: Critical Success Factors
SOA's goals are to build business applications by reusing existing software services, to increase consistency and to reduce errors. The goal of SOA governance is to manage changes to consistently...
View ArticleOrganizational Strategy
SEI was responsible for managing the organizational strategy and implementation program for one of the world’s largest financial services company’s Information Management organizations. The business...
View ArticleA Catalyst to ERP Success: Strategic Project Management
An ERP implementation requires many catalysts to beat the sobering odds it faces. Done well, these types of implementations improve the bottom line, streamline applications, and improve operations. In...
View ArticleInsurance Claims Filing System Remediation
SEI assisted a leading insurance provider in the remediation of their claims filing system. The project resulted in a rewrite of the claims entry and customer service applications, conversion to a new...
View ArticleAgile Development: A Guide Toward Putting a Toe in Agile Waters
The decision on whether or not to make the switch to an Agile Development methodology can be a daunting one. What is Agile? How are other companies using Agile? What should be considered to decide if...
View ArticleProject Portfolio Management (PPM): The Natural Evolution of Project Management
Organizations can benefit greatly from the evolution of Project Management tools, techniques, and disciplines into the methodologies and strategies of Project Portfolio Management. In this article we...
View ArticleERP Risk Management: Building a Stronger Chain
Organizations can bring significant improvements to productivity, control and profitability by investing in ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software. However, the path to these improvements can...
View ArticleAchieving Value through PMO Innovation: Is Your PMO Helping or Hindering Your...
Your organization implemented a PMO (Project Management Office) several years ago and by most measures it was deemed successful. Projects were brought under control, processes were put in place to...
View ArticleTransitioning to Agile: Avoiding Bumps and Bruises as You Escape the Waterfall
Agile methodologies provide many benefits to the organization: increased transparency, improved communication, and the ability to adapt to changing business needs, just to name a few. Migrating to an...
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