Tag Archives: Planning

What COVID-19 Should Teach Companies About Pandemic Planning

Nacho De Marco — May 5, 2020 The COVID-19 crisis spread so quickly around the world that most people, companies, organizations, and governments scrambled to address it in any way they could. In fact, if there’s something that defines the pandemic, that definitely has to be the lack of preparation for it. When faced with … Continue reading What COVID-19 Should Teach Companies About Pandemic Planning →

‘Return to Normal’ Business Planning

Business Planning

Lee Wilson — May 4, 2020 Both personally and professionally, there is a genuine human need to believe that the current situation is moving closer to a ‘return to normal’. While the notion of ‘normal’ is undoubtedly subjective, there are positive indications that a return to a ‘new normal’ may be sooner rather than later … Continue reading ‘Return to Normal’ Business Planning →

Expect a Tsunami of Small Business Bankruptcies Based On Vague Government Planning

Small Business Challenges

Troy Kirby — May 1, 2020 In Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, Mike says his bankruptcy occurred two ways: Gradually, then suddenly. The untenable current situation facing small business entrepreneurs due to the 2020 COVID-19 shutdowns is no different. Everything depends on how their individual states react, plan and illustrate their importance moving forward … Continue reading Expect a Tsunami of Small Business Bankruptcies Based On Vague Government Planning →

SMBs Planning Ad Spend, Messages As States Open For Business

Small Business Tools

SMBs Planning Ad Spend, Messages As States Open For Business by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, April 27, 2020 Some 83% of small and medium-sized businesses are seeing a negative impact on their business as a result of COVID-19, compared with 86% in March, according to data released Monday. About 6% — up from 4% — will … Continue reading SMBs Planning Ad Spend, Messages As States Open For Business →

Sprint Planning: 5 Dysfunctions

Project Management

Piyush Rahate — April 6, 2020 Every Sprint starts with a Sprint Planning event. It is very crucial to ensure that the Scrum Team comes to a shared understanding of what and how are they going to deliver a “Done” increment that creates maximum business impact. Although, like other events Sprint Planning also is often … Continue reading Sprint Planning: 5 Dysfunctions →

The Power of “What If?” in Strategy Planning

Business Planning

Laura Patterson — March 31, 2020 The future is unknowable, which is why there is so much merit in the scouting motto coined by English soldier Robert Baden-Powell: Be prepared. He believed that one must “always be in a state of readiness.” Organizations invest in strategic planning initiatives as a way to peer into and … Continue reading The Power of “What If?” in Strategy Planning →

When Strategic Planning Fails

Business Planning

Rick Goodman — March 19, 2020 Strategic planning is a core activity for any business leadership team. I’ve written about this process before and defined it in terms of establishing long- and short-term goals. Strategic planning is a critical way of setting a vision, building a consensus, allocating resources, and establishing benchmarks and expectations. It’s … Continue reading When Strategic Planning Fails →

5 Succession Planning Optimization Secrets You Can’t Miss

Corporate Productivity

Beth Thornton — March 5, 2020 Creating a succession plan for your organization can be a daunting task to complete. If you already have a plan in the works, congratulations! Where do you go next? It’s important to continually implement and optimize your strategy. While succession planning can seem like a “set it and forget … Continue reading 5 Succession Planning Optimization Secrets You Can’t Miss →

No Workforce Planning? Expect Rough Seas

Human Resources

Liza Slavin — February 24, 2020 When a business decides that they are going to start looking for a new employee, it is typically because they need the employee now. Most businesses say “I need this person (February 26, 2020)”, sound familiar? Not today, not in 3 months, but (February 26, 2020). This simple phrase … Continue reading No Workforce Planning? Expect Rough Seas →

Throughput-Driven Sprint Planning

Project Management

Louis-Philippe Carignan — February 20, 2020 Over my 15 years of experience with Scrum, I’ve observed velocity-driven and capacity-driven sprint planning as our ways of working when we figure out the amount of work the development team can take during a sprint. While I believe these practices helped us adopt Scrum by planning our work … Continue reading Throughput-Driven Sprint Planning →