Company completes training to become lead facilitators for the MicroStrategy Mobile QuickStrike Program January 25, 2011 – Toronto, ON & Las Vegas, NV – Boutique advisory and technology services company, Project X Ltd., today announced they have completed the QuickStrike Mobile Ap
Harvey often asked "Is this project loaded for success?" A good question to ask frequently to yourself or any project manager. So what do I do if the answer is no. My general approach is revise the project plan and objectives to load it for success. If
Do you react to the immediate situation or think about the underlying system that might have caused the current situation? System thinking is critical at Project X Ltd. for producing rapid results for our clients. In the Fifth Discipline, Peter Senge describes a busine
A useful skill to develop is the ability to see things differently. This technique is called reframing and can be used in many circumstances. I find reframing useful when something somebody does really bugs me. For example if somebody gets very upset with something a
In my consulting practice, I have not developed many methodologies and notice that many people create methodologies and I wonder why. I know with my approach I look at each situation as unique and use simple principles and checklists. The main idea is to assess the current
In a recent blog, Dan Pink talks about how we prepare ourselves for success. I had always thought that a positive approach with positive self-talk was the best way. However Bob the Builder introduces doubt when he asks the question of the team “Can we fix it?” The team alw
How do you make your idea of a change that is needed, an idea that the others own? Introduce the idea, a drip at a time. During your interchanges with others, you make subtle suggestions about the change. As the others gets used to the idea and if it is con
It is difficult for me to tell stories about Harvey because there are so many. I spent many hours with Harvey as he was my coach for many years and each hour was so precious and valuable. We talked about everything including of course client issues and problems. What stands ou
I remember a story a consultant once told me years ago, they embarked on a project that would not end. They were to develop KPI (Key Performance Indicators) for a business. After 3 months they had a list of over 300, after 6 months it grew to 600. It never shrunk below t
I asked one of my Gellman Hayward partners, Burry Foss, how he remembers Harvey Gellman. He was such a big influence on us all. Burry Foss Remembers I first met Harvey in the spring of 1965, when he interviewed me for a consulting position in DCF systems while I was comp
