Often we are brought in to help break through the boundaries of approach and context to help clients simplify projects and get them done less expensively and faster. Don't we all want that. The challenge is that not all situations can manifest themselves that way. Th
Schools are shelling out for IPAD's in these tight times. The New York Times recently published an article about the use of IPAD's in schools. Math That Moves: Schools Embrace the iPad I really think the software available and the ease of use and por
Are you achieving your goals? Why not? Do you have fifteen minutes right now? This could change your life. I have found that the setting of goals has been very rewarding. I will write them down and share them with a confidant. Then at the end
Welcome to the 56th CoffeeCAST with Stephen Hayward of Project X Ltd. Today I welcome Scott Boundy as guest moderator with Michael Ianni-Palarchio and me where we discuss the building of a Carbon Footprint Reporting application where we followed our RapidBI methodology. This is Scott&
Welcome to the 54th CoffeeCAST with Stephen Hayward of Project X Ltd. I hope all is well with everyone. I have asked Michael Ianni-Palarchio to join me today where we will be discussing: Misalignment between scope estimation and the truth Lowball Estimates and Change Request to deat
As most of you who follow our blog know, Project X's RapidBI Approach and Platform is linked and depends very much on Agile Development and Real Collaboration. The challenge with the word collaboration is that often it is just talk. I have had the opportunity to work with s
Michael and I sat down after a great morning of review on lessons learned and wanted to quickly chat about Business Intelligence Governance. In today’s CoffeeCAST we talk about the main four areas of focus without going too deep on any one. They are: BI Governance committee BI
KPI's are very important components of our strategy to monitor and report our organizational effectiveness. Wikepedia has a great definition that links to the similar ideas of BAM (Business Activity Monitoring) and Scorecards. In context these often seem like very daunting
As part of Project X Ltd's RapidBI platform and approach, we heavily rely on repeatable processes and infrastructure. In doing a post project review, one of the areas that I saw that is difficult to ensure through the collaboration model is understanding. We use a variety o
Project X Ltd., a Toronto-based boutique advisory and systems integration firm is pleased to announce that they have established a Global Consulting Partnership with MicroStrategy, the industry’s best-in-class provider of Business Intelligence software.
