Performance Improvement

Thanks Ron There is a "follow me" button that wil...

2009-04-18T19:11:00.000+10:00

Thanks Ron

There is a "follow me" button that will provide you with all of my posts via email.

I look forward to catching up with you in Sydney.

Hi Ivo Thanks for pointing out the "missing big na...

2009-04-18T19:07:00.000+10:00

Hi Ivo
Thanks for pointing out the "missing big name"!
Given your comment "Nice post", was any particular aspect of the post that attracted your attention?

Thanks Glen You appear to have suffered from some ...

2009-04-18T18:58:00.000+10:00

Thanks Glen
You appear to have suffered from some some bad experiences. Yes, I agree "sadly plans are implemented by people", but if you provide people with the right tools, effective outcomes will occur.
I must also disagree about your comments on "no management boards and that nonsense". Again, I believe the effective performance of management boards depend on the terms of reference and performance measures that they are given.
I do agree that a good leader is necessary but however effective that person is, without management board support and all key staff within the overall transformation, any project will have a high risk of failure.

I was in the UK system when we started to use agen...

2009-04-18T03:07:00.000+10:00

I was in the UK system when we started to use agencies and separate policy from implementation. I have worked in NATO where we have run multi-government projects like rehabilitating Bosnia and Kosovo.

Your ideas are wonderful in theory but as I was told many years ago, "sadly plans are implemented by people'. I think the key point I would make is that your structure is at odds with the delivery of serious performance for the simple reason that the sort of people who revel in and drift towards the structure you espouse are by their very nature not decision makers and risk takers, they are at the other end of the character spectrum. So failure and overspending are sure to occur because there will simply be no delivery ability, common sense or management overview within the structure. People who have this would not work in a structure like this, they would rather die. I know this from bitter experience. If you want something to work, choose a good leader and let him get on with it - please no management boards and that nonsense. If he fails sack him and get someone else. Glen

Kenneth,It would be nice if we could zoom this nic...

2009-04-12T21:58:00.000+10:00

Kenneth,

It would be nice if we could zoom this nice illustration

Nice post, just one big name missing. The BPM was ...

2009-04-11T23:59:00.000+10:00

Nice post, just one big name missing. The BPM was actually coined as a management discipline by prof. A.W.Scheer back in the 80s. Ghalimi, Silver, the guys around OMG and many others had their small or big contributions but that's nothing compared to the work of prof. Scheer.

BPM was coined by prof. Scheer back in 80s. I don'...

2009-04-11T23:55:00.000+10:00

BPM was coined by prof. Scheer back in 80s. I don't consider Silver, Ghalimi or even the guys around OMG made a fundamental contribution to BPM.

Kenneth - this is just great, informative, easy to...

2009-04-09T06:12:00.000+10:00

Kenneth - this is just great, informative, easy to read and compelling