When it comes to managing projects, many people imagine things that are simply not true. For example, it is quite common to think that multitasking is more productive than working sequentially. The assumption behind this statement is that by carrying out more than one task at the same time, we can complete the project […]
A Buffer to Protect Your Organization and Your Projects
When managing an organization as a system, there are only a few factors that are important. One of these factors is the effective synchronization of the various activities in the organization. This is valid whether we are talking about production, projects, or any other process. In TOC (Theory of Constraints), successful synchronization happens when we […]
A New Book From Us – Who Needs It?
Our new book is finally available See: ‘From Silos to Network: A New Kind of Science for Management’ published by Springer This post was written by the Founder of Intelligent Management, Dr. Domenico Lepore Was this book really needed? Let me tell you: writing a book is complicated. It is emotionally burdensome, extremely time consuming and […]
Synchronizing Competencies Accelerates Throughput and Overcomes Silos
Over the last 25 years, Intelligent Management has invested much of its time investigating how to go beyond the traditional hierarchical organizational structure. Transitioning from a traditional hierarchical structure to a System is neither immediate nor linear. One of the most important ways to facilitate this transition is leveraging available competencies within the organization instead […]
What is Variation and Why Do We Care?
We continue our series focusing on what companies need to embrace today to succeed and scale up because what may have worked before is inadequate for the complexity all organizations face today. The series is based on our new book From Silos to Network: A New Kind of Science for Management’ to be published by Springer this September!’ […]
What Does Every Organization Do? Processes and Projects
It’s time for companies to update their knowledge and approach to business–what may have worked before is inadequate for the complexity all organizations face today. Our new series focuses on what companies need to embrace today to succeed and scale up. It is based on our new book ‘From Silos to Network: A New Kind of Science […]
Why Mapping Your Organization as a System Makes Sense – Introducing Flowcharts
How do we know what we are doing? As Dr. Deming used to say, “if you cannot describe what you are doing as a process, you don’t know what you are doing”. Each and every part of an organization, be it a person, a machine or even a project or process, has a role in […]
What’s Wrong with Silos in Your Organization?
It’s time for companies to update their knowledge and approach to business–what may have worked before is inadequate for the complexity all organizations face today. Our new series focuses on what companies need to embrace today to succeed and scale up. It is based on our new book in the works ‘From Silos to Network: […]
How to Manage your Organization as a Complex System
The Intelligent Management team is coming out with a new book to be published by Springer! It’s called ‘From Silos to Network: A New Kind of Science for Management’. We’ll be highlighting some of the content in the coming months. Today’s post is by Dr. Giovanni Siepe. Over the last 25 years there has been […]
Our Reality is Systemic – Time for Decision Makers to Understand the Implications
Today’s post ‘Our Reality is Systemic’ is by Dr. Domenico Lepore. It is an excerpt adapted from ‘Sechel: Logic, Language and Tools to Manage Any Organization as a Network‘ that is even more relevant today than when it was written during the global financial crisis. Our reality is systemic. As communication becomes more instantaneous, we are […]
