Consultancy Blogs

Projects and programmes are the vehicles to achieve Business Objectives and Business Outcomes which in turn deliver Business Benefits. A Business Case describes and justifies the reasons for the project or programme, along with the expected business benefits across the organisation. So, when we talk of ‘proposed business benefits’, we can’t do this without considering the wider trade-off between risk and reward. In our latest blog, Dean Isbitt, covers the impact of not realising benefits and how to turn theoretical benefits on paper to real benefits, the outcomes, and why this is so important. Read More

Many of us have had to adjust to 100% remote working due to the impact of Covid-19. But what does its future of remote working hold post-pandemic world? Will companies go back to ‘business as usual’ and require employees to return to the workplace full-time? Or has the pandemic instilled trust in their employees and so flexible working is the way forward?

John Potamianos, Director of Acceler8 Consultancy, takes us through his pros and cons of remote working and where he believes the future lies. Read More

We hear a lot about effective stakeholder management and the need to network in order to achieve desired business outcomes. With so much information on the subject, just doing another blog on the same is unlikely to provide new insight. However, we also know that a common cause of failure in organisations is down to relationships and the breakdown of communication that emanates from that. With that in mind, John shares his insight into the value of building relationships in business…

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Migration in business should be planned at a detailed level. This allows it to be tailored to deliver the required outcomes for the organisation at the appropriate times.

Louis Piscane highlights some of the different ways migration in business can be considered…

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Project management failure… The words project managers dread to hear. Let’s be honest we’ve all been there haven’t we? Excited about starting a new project. The research is done, the plan is set, you have the right team in place – what could go wrong? Suddenly, deadlines are being missed. Outputs not living up to the expectations? Stakeholders dissatisfied.  Two words – ‘project failure’. But why do the best-planned projects fail, and how can you overcome project management failure?

John shares his insights on the subject.

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Project Management Office – what makes it successful? Dean Isbitt, Associate Senior PMO Manager shares his thoughts on what makes a good PMO. Read More

This is an introduction into weathering the COVID-19 storm. We all know we are in a time of real uncertainty with great risk to many businesses. Success comes out of how we respond to threats & risks and turn them into opportunities. At Acceler8 Consultancy, we have a proven 3 stage process to help businesses navigate these turbulent times. It brings together the best of strategy development and risk management.

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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