8 Best Practices To Reduce Technical Debt
When past actions in software development return to haunt you… Is your business being bogged down by technical debt? Let’s look at measures that you can take to reduce it and scale your operations without the weight pulling you back. Work with a flexible architecture. Right from the word go, you want to use architecture […]
What Is Technical Debt? A Complete Guide
You buy the latest iPhone on credit. Turn to fast car loan services to get yourself those wheels you’ve been eyeing for a while. Take out a mortgage to realise your dream of being a homeowner. Regardless of the motive, the common denominator is going into financial debt to achieve something today, and pay it […]
Operational Reviews
IT OPERATIONAL REVIEWS DEFINED An IT operational review is an in-depth and objective review of an entire organisation or a specific segment of that organisation. It can be used to identify and address existing concerns within your company such as communication issues between departments, problems with customer relations, operating procedures, lack of profitability issues, and […]
User-Friendly RASCI Accountability Matrices
Right now, you’re probably thinking that’s a statement of opposites. Something dreamed up by a consultant to impress, or just to fill a blog page. But wait. What if I taught you to create order in procedural chaos in five minutes flat? ?Would you be interested then? The first step is to create a story […]
The Matrix Management Structure
Organizations exploit matrix management in various ways. A company, for instance, that operates globally uses it at larger scale by giving consistent products to various countries internationally. A business entity, having many products, does not assign its people to each product full-time but assign those to different ones on a part time basis, instead. And […]
Matrix Management: Benefits and Pitfalls
Matrix management brings together managers and employees from different departments to collaborate with each other towards the accomplishment of the organizational goals. As much as it is beneficial, matrix management also has limitations. Hence, companies should understand its benefits and pitfalls before implementing this management technique. Benefits The following are some of the advantages of […]
Keys to Successful Matrix Management
Matrix management, in itself, is a breakthrough concept. In fact, there are a lot of organizations today that became successful when they implemented this management technique. However, there are also organizations that started it but failed. And eventually abandoned it in the end. Looking at these scenarios, we can say that when you implement matrix […]
Introduction to Matrix Management
A leader is responsible to empower his people and get the best out of them. Yet an organisational structure can either help or hamper performance. Worst, it can make or break success. Looking at the fast-changing world of the global economy, whatsoever slows up and obstructs decision-making is a challenge. Hierarchical management is rather unattractive […]
Implementing Matrix Management
Matrix management is a culture change. More than the hierarchical structures, lines of responsibilities, modes of communication and channels of decision-making, it is a concept that needs to be planned ahead and managed appropriately over time. Implementing matrix management to any organization can be confusing. It is essential to ensure that it fits right to […]
Strategy and Portfolio Management
A well planned strategy is the necessary bridge between brilliant leadership and excellent execution. Without it, your entire organization cannot hope to respond quickly and effectively to challenges and changes within the landscape on which it operates.
