Monday, 21 October 2024
What is business agility? Defining agile for modern business
Agile has its roots in software development methodologies but business agility is a much broader concept that is now gaining greater traction in the wider business world. Here Matt Sharpe, PM-Partners Agility Practice Lead and Agile Principal Consultant, explains how organisations should define agility to help their teams understand and adopt the concept, and ultimately
Monday, 15 July 2024
Enhancing cyber security in Scaled Agile (SAFe®) transformations
With cyber threats on the rise, it’s critical to take a proactive approach to embedding security measures when transforming to frameworks like Scaled Agile (SAFe®). Here, PM-Partners Agility Practice Lead and Agile Principal Consultant Matt Sharpe shares his strategies for creating a secure and resilient agile environment in your organisation.
Thursday, 06 July 2023
The agile leader: 7 steps to foster business agility
Cultivating agility is more than just deploying agile methodologies – it’s about nurturing a mindset that permeates every aspect of the business. Here, PM-Partners Agility Practice Lead/ Agile Principal Consultant Matt Sharpe unravels the distinctions between the two and outlines the role and steps senior leaders should take to drive true agility within their organisations.
Monday, 07 November 2022
Applying the Dual Operating System for greater success in a VUCA world
Modern organisations face challenges not only in managing their business-as-usual (BAU) activities, but in simultaneously driving transformational change. In the face of competing demands, Senior Consultant Salleh Anuar explores how the Dual Operating System can help decision-makers tackle the demands of managing their current operations while transforming for the future.
Thursday, 10 February 2022
Is the Transformation Office holding back your business?
What sets a transformation office (TMO) apart from a project management office (PMO)? Steve Vanges, Senior Consultant at PM-Partners, unravels the differences in remit and intent, and considers why taking an ‘either/or’ approach can be detrimental to progress.
Friday, 20 November 2020
Digital transformation goes global: what opportunities will it create?
Back in 2018, digital innovation was expected to contribute $315 billion in gross economic value to Australia over the subsequent 10 years, with that figure drawn from the impact of Australia “improving productivity growth, ICT capital investment, fostering domestic digital industries and improving export performance.” Now, thanks to COVID-19, we are seeing organisations look to digitalisation far