You want WHAT?

At one time, it was unthinkable for a man to walk into an office without a neck-tie, or for a woman to arrive in trousers. Just as that taboo slips off quietly into history, so others arrive to replace them.

Curiously, we let some of our most damaging taboos go unchallenged. The needs [...]

Project Viability Assessment

This article was first published in 2001 and is copyright © 2001, Richard Byford and Kevin Potts.

All commercial rights reserved. Richard Byford and Kevin Potts assert and give notice of their rights under section 77 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the joint authors of this publication. [...]

Singing from the same song-sheet

Article originally published in Project Management Review, November 2001. Copyright 2001 (c) Richard Byford

Teamwork is based on harmony, as Richard Byford explains in this light-hearted look at the benefits gained when team members sing to the same song sheet

The studio is dark, illuminated only by a few soft [...]

Why milestones don't always work

Originally published in Project Management Review in 2003.

Ever since the day the Romans landed in Britain, people have hailed them as the master strategists and civilising influence. Few realise, however, that it was an unknown Essex man who gave them one of their greatest innovation in logistics.

Almost as soon as they landed, [...]

What Makes a Company Capable?

Richard Byford’s speaker’s notes from Project Challenge 2002 conference, Birmingham, England, 2nd May 2002.

Just enough process

The conventional wisdom about project assurance usually focuses on the processes, procedures and tools used. These include the use of planning and scheduling tools, requirements, configuration, resource and change management – and procedures to guarantee safety, accountability [...]