by Saskia Botha | Mar 6, 2024 | Governance, Risk Management, Risk Mitigation
Yes, this is a trick question. What I mean is, does your organisation have an Emergency Response Plan? Or a Business Continuity Plan, or an Incident Management Plan? These three-letter acronyms specifically refer to what your organisation has in place when something...
by Saskia Botha | Feb 8, 2022 | Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain: Preparing for your black swan event Now that the government has declared the latest wave of COVID-19 over, we can look back and see the effects the pandemic has had on the global supply chain. They were threefold: First, there was an increased demand for... by Saskia Botha | Apr 16, 2021 | Project Governance, Project Management
Too often we hear about major projects that have failed, but we hear very little about successful projects. A sure-fire way to set-up a project for success is to understand what the biggest problems are and preemptively address those problems. This article will... by Saskia Botha | Apr 13, 2021 | Project Governance, Project Management
And stop asking bad questions Has this ever happened to you: you are sitting in a meeting, and somebody asks a silly question? The question has such an obvious answer, you are tempted to roll your eyes. But then the obvious answer just doesn’t come. Either the answer... by Saskia Botha | Apr 9, 2021 | Project Governance, Project Management
When implementing a new system, whether it is a new process, production line, system or procurement procedure, there are two approaches that you can take: 1. Big Bang approach 2. Phased approach The...
