Blog – Oracle ERP, Program and Project Management

Managing key change events is both exciting and challenging. Major change can transform the way businesses operate and serve their customers bringing new opportunities and often large benefits which for larger organisations can exceed £100m+. James Open shares his thoughts and examples of managing key change events. Read More

There are many blogs, materials, literature, courses and advice that try to explain the methodology and approach of delivering a successful programme or project. They cover everything from clarifying objectives and tracking/controlling costs to fixing scope and managing it through change control, and more. Recently the importance of Business Change as a critical factor to success and its implication on people has also grown. Those are all fine but at the end of the day, all this good stuff is also done and delivered by people. Read More

We’ve all been impacted one way or another by the COVID-19 pandemic. It has forever changed our experiences – as employers, employees, customers, suppliers, and as people. As a result, our working behaviour and routines have changed. 

Once the immediate threat of the virus has passed, what will have changed in the way we think and behave? How can companies turn these changes into an opportunity? Read More

Last we spoke about aligning your company culture with your digital transformation. The same could be said for aligning your digital transformation plans with your company culture. Everyone wants to invest in more technology, more applications, more methodology, more process. On paper, the benefits are clear. 

With the unprecedented climate in which we find ourselves, it’s more vital than ever to align company culture with your digital transformation plans.

Travel technology rules the roost in the world of corporate travel. From travel management companies (TMCs) and to GDSs (Global Distribution Systems), to online travel agents (OTAs) and direct bookings with end suppliers, the software ecosystem is vast.

You set out with the best of intentions: you defined your goal, wrote your plan, and achieved stakeholder buy-in. But your change management plan has failed, and you didn’t see it coming.

Read More

Many transformation programmes require management and completion of complex tasks, combined with large sub-projects. Some of these are more time sensitive than others, hence why teams generally use a form of tracking. Using trackers, in Jira, in Excel or otherwise, to highlight overdue tasks is only the start.

If you need to achieve programme success, you need to dig deeper.

Every project offers its own complexities. These could be multiple phases taking many years, working with large teams from various technical disciplines, backgrounds, locations, and even different time zones. All these mean successful project management and being an efficient project manager, needs organisation, forward thinking and of course, sometimes relying on your gut instinct.

At Acceler8 we take project management seriously. So, to help make sure your project is a success, we’ve identified our team’s top 7 don’ts of project management.