Rob Llewellyn

UAE & Man City

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:59:38 GMT

Their Country Vs Their City

Since my visit to the F1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi the other week my team and I have been flat out preparing for a test of our Aruba and Juniper solution at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi. That and Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium (aka Al Jazira Club) are the hosts to the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup. To test the...

Abu Dhabi F1 - Sensational Transformation Success

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:16:43 GMT

Turning strategy into reality

The inaugural Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix took place last Sunday and I was lucky enough to get some complementary tickets to witness the outstanding transformation of what was until now, only part of a strategy and a long-time dream of certain ambitious Arab leaders.

An Introduction to Portfolio Management

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:00:40 GMT

The selection and management of an organisation's projects, programmes and related business-as-usual activities, taking into account resource constraints

Paul Rayner has led a ProgM initiative to write an "Introduction to Portfolio Management" for the APM and I was one of a group of people who reviewed a draft version of the document and provided feedback. At that stage, the booklet consisted of 32 pages of clear and concise guidelines about the purpose...

The Driving Force of a CIO's Vision

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:53:16 GMT

The road from strategic initiative to programme delivery

The CIO's strategic initiative should align with the company's overall strategy, but from there, where and how should the journey take shape?

In a nutshell, the CIO's strategic initiative will clearly define the desired outcomes and those planned outcomes will subsequently provide the vision for one or more programmes which will give rise to a number of projects...

MSP Approach to Transformation Success

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:21:58 GMT

More C-level executives are recognising programme management as a powerful tool, which can facilitate successful transformation

Before I evangelize the merits of programme management I want to clarify what a programme is and what a project is. This might seem a liitle trivial but I've seen these two words used so interchangably across many organisations in many countries with people calling a project a programme and vice versa.

A programme is a temporary and flexible organisation...

PRINCE2 2009 - How Refreshing!

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:15:22 GMT

PRINCE2 has been refreshed, making it less prescriptive and more flexible, less theoretical and more practical.

PRINCE2 TM was launched in 1996 and is often said to be the world's most widely used project management method. On 16th June 2009, it was re-launched as PRINCE2 2009 after over 170 organisations and individuals provided feedback in an effort to improve the...

Stakeholder Management - there's a lot at stake

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:50:38 GMT

A look at the affect of stakeholder management on transformation programmes

An organisation might have an outstanding management team and an effective management system, but if it does not manage the sometimes myriad of key stakeholders effectively, transformation programmes can suffer serious negative impact or be completely destroyed.

It is not uncommon to hear that misunderstandings, poor leadership, lack of support and...