How do we deliver Knowledge Management in way that organisations find compelling and achievable?
Author: Paul Whiffen Head of KM at i3Works
Continue reading “Knowledge Management: Appealing to Hearts as well as Minds”How do we deliver Knowledge Management in way that organisations find compelling and achievable?
Author: Paul Whiffen Head of KM at i3Works
Continue reading “Knowledge Management: Appealing to Hearts as well as Minds”Lessons learned is not a new concept and has provided many benefits for organisations over the years. There are numerous reasons why so often attempts at lessons learned end in failure – is one of these that it suffers from an image problem. Is it now time to rebrand and improve the lessons learned experience?
Author: Emma Dufty
Continue reading “Do lessons learned need a rebrand?”Paul Upfold recently joined i3Works Ltd on Monday 6th June.
Continue reading “Paul Upfold joins the i3Works Team!”i3Works is delighted to welcome an additional 3 members of staff to our rapidly expanding team of P3M and knowledge management professionals.
Continue reading “i3Works is Expanding”My journey into defence isn’t what you would call typical, nor was it a straightforward and planned journey. If a year ago you had told me I would be project manager within a Portfolio Management Office (PMO) helping to develop processes, methodologies and analysis that would guide information system services technology from idea to reality, while also being part of a team of three to research, design and build a comprehensive and agile knowledge management system for thousands to use, I would have been surprised to say the least.
Author: Michael Luke Digital Project Manager
Continue reading “My Journey into the Defence Sector”i3Works is delighted to have been selected as a supplier to the UK Governments Digital Outcomes and Specialist framework.
Continue reading “UK Governments Digital Outcomes and Specialist Framework”Weve all been involved in lessons learned workshops its an intrinsic and very important part of the world of project management. But how many of these sessions really get under the surface of the project? They can often be box ticking exercises that capture the obvious and rarely get translated into organisational learning.
Author: Martin Paver Director at i3Works
Continue reading “Lessons Learned Databases Is it Time to Move On?”Setting up a PMO can range from a simple execution of an out of the box solution through to an enabler for transformational change. The former is often a bolt on capability which is often perceived as a data hungry bureaucratic overhead that significantly underplays the business benefits that may be realised from a PMO. Using the PMO as an enabler for transformation change is a more enlightened solution, but it brings with it a range of challenges.
Author: Martin Paver Director at i3Works
Continue reading “Managing complexity in a Portfolio Management Office (PMO)”Innovation. Its everywhere and everyone is doing it in one form or another or at least they claim to be. Having a clear vision and innovation plan is something that needs careful consideration otherwise innovation can degenerate into a product of boyish enthusiasm and a brainstorming session. Having a good idea is a major step forward, but having a winning idea often takes focused analysis.
Author: Martin Paver Director at i3Works
Continue reading “Shaping innovation”Its an exciting time for a SME in the UK. A new era appears to be upon us, levelling the playing field with the prime contractors and major multi nationals, particularly in the field of Portfolio, Programme and Project management.
Author: Martin Paver Director at i3Works
Continue reading “The rise of the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME)”