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Programme management
The delivery side: working with suppliers, coordination between the parties involved, and a methodology that works for growing SMEs.
Programme managementQuarterly planning in an SME: necessary or overkill?
Large organisations bring everyone together once a quarter to plan the months ahead. I recently did the same at a smaller organisation, and it worked surprisingly well. Does a session like that belong in an SME, and in what form?
Programme managementWhen firefighting becomes the norm, you stop recognising smooth operations.
If you spend all day putting out fires, you get used to it. And once you're used to it, you no longer see how things could be different. Why many SME owners find it hard to judge their own digital operations, and what the Quickscan does about it.
Programme managementYour project is finished. Your product is just getting started.
The moment a digitalisation project is 'finished' is often exactly the moment nobody is steering any more. Why a completed project is really a product that is just starting out, and how best to handle it.
Programme managementWhen suppliers fall out of step: why coordination matters in digital projects
Find out why digital projects stall when suppliers lack overall coordination, and how Make IT So, as the partner that connects them, brings clarity, peace of mind and efficiency to everyone involved.
Programme managementWhen a supplier decides you no longer fit their strategy
What happens when a supplier tells you that you no longer fit their strategy? This blog shows why moments like these also offer opportunities, and how Make IT So guides clients towards calm and continuity during transitions.
Programme managementA realistic timeline for digitalisation: why SMEs systematically plan too optimistically
On average, SMEs underestimate digitalisation projects by 40%. Not out of ignorance, but because they underestimate the invisible complexity. Here is a rule of thumb to correct for that.
Programme managementWhy external IT partners often fail (and how to prevent it)
Three failed suppliers in a row is rarely down to bad suppliers. It starts with the selection and the agreements. Here is how to get it right.