The MWT Book(s) introduce the MWT Model in more detail than this web site. Supporting books introduce MWT Collaboration Architectures for particular industries or project types. There is more to the MWT Model than this web site. The ManageWithoutThem book is due for release in 2009 (oops). The book introduces the MWT model and provides […]
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I’ve been thinking through the idea of a competency centre this evening. This is mainly because I’m supposed to be thinking about it for work but never get a chance. Interestingly I think it’s a powerful concept and might actually help with the implementation of MWT models. One of the reasons I think making a […]
It’s time to change the way we think about escalations in preparation for the organisations of the future. The word “escalation” has an ominous tone. In corporate cultures skewed by managerialism – that is, most organisations – escalations get a reputation as being a risk to your career. An escalation is often seen as a […]
The recent “Is Government IT Getting Worse?” provided just enough of an overview of the state of digital government to get me fired up. I don’t understand why we keep reviewing these things called “IT Projects”. For as long as I can remember we have been saying “it’s not an IT project, it’s a […]
This is an extract of MWT Transforms capability-based planning material. Please see ManageWithoutThem.com for additional details. Typical View of Capabilities The typical context of “capabilities” within enterprise architecture approaches is shown below. This view places capabilities within the business layer of an overall B.A.I.T. stack. While the above approach rightly positions capabilities as part of […]
This is an article I wrote around 2002 that was eventually published on the Satyam (new Tech Mahindra) blog. I can’t find the old Satyam blog now so here it is again. Projects, Programmes, and Work streams (Part 1) MegaProjects are large enough to be called a ‘programme’, but integrated enough to be […]
This is the topic I have in mind for the June boardroom seminar. I’m not planning to start pulling together the presentation until we agree this is a suitable topic for a seminar. So can you please let me know if it makes the cut? Topic: The Information Side of the Enterprise Design Equation Summary […]
MWT/Transforms is a lean business transformation approach which combines: Strategy / Execution Bridge Business Capability Modelling Capability Engineering Prescriptive Capabilities Transformation through Competency Centre Maturity The initial steps of the process are outlined below: 1. MWT/Transforms does not provide your organisation with a strategy. Although business capability modelling is a powerful executive collaboration architecture that […]
I would have loved to have seen the presentation that’s been given some positive press here. Westpac are putting some meat around their transformation agenda after having learnt from the experiences of other banks. Many of these large scale transformation programs (think ERPs, CRMs, core systems replacements, etc) have a tendency to teach the organisation […]
What a slow process it is to watch jurisdictions implement “cloud first” policies. State and federal governments are all doing it and in the end they all look pretty similar. Some might say it’s a policy of considered common sense, or a policy not to exclude the obvious. At least the process is getting done. […]