Project Management Methodology: Make it both off-the-rack…and bespoke
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When you purchase clothes, do you like off-the-rack, or do you prefer your garments custom-made? Each has its advantages, of...
Turning complexity into dexterity
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All governments, including Canada’s, strive to manage taxpayers’ dollars more efficiently. One challenge to that goal is complexity, embodied by...
Is your agency a change enabler?
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Change definitely happens, and it is happening faster and faster as technology comes to market in shorter amounts of time...
Yes we can…transform
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Well, there is little doubt that on the public sector front it has been an action-packed year. At the federal...
The right stuff: Talent management
8 min read
As the federal government, we’re the largest employer in the country and we touch Canadians’ lives in more ways than...
If it’s broken – fix it!
4 min read
Last month I supported the argument that if a received bid does not comply with some minor aspect of a...
Service, identity and the future of Canada Post
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Canada Post’s phasing out of home delivery in many urban dwellings reflects an undeniable truth: snail mail is on the...
Can our system survive digital technology?
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Westminster governments are interesting because so much of what happens in them, and how they work, is governed by convention....
Effective project management goes right to your bottom line
3 min read
While government agencies do not have “bottom lines” in the way private sector organizations do, agency leaders are “under the...
Northern development: Summit unearths leadership challenges and opportunities
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Place matters, and having a facility such as the Science North Vale Cavern to kick things off was inspirational. Over...