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Travis Cunningham
Nov 29, 20222 min read
When to Dig for Questions, Not Answers
A few weeks ago, I noticed the telltale sign of a sprinkler pipe leak in my backyard. I knew I was in for muddy Saturday morning. I cut...


Pamela Barnhill
Nov 3, 20222 min read
6 Projects a C-Suite Consultant Can Do to Drive Value
Whether you are a startup or a private/public company needing innovation from within, growth often is hampered by needing to hire the...


Shane Woodson
Nov 3, 20222 min read
Tips and Tricks for Successful Projects
A 2022 Gartner study about project management statistics and trends found that 70% of all projects fail to achieve their desired...


Faouzi Charfadi
Oct 5, 20222 min read
I Had to Change, Before Lasting Process Improvement Could Happen
I remember the first time I tried to change a process at work. I was a new manager, full of aspirations and eager to prove myself. Of...


Susan Hayer, Ph.D.
Aug 29, 20222 min read
3 Must-Do-Actions to Rescue a Failing Project
Projects succeed and fail for multiple reasons. At MSS Business Transformation Advisory (MSSBTA), we have executed similar processes to...


Anand Swaminathan
Oct 28, 20213 min read
Report Rationalization | Part 2: Removing the Mystery of Reports
Having defined KPIs and metrics across the organization, you can prioritize business critical reports, dashboards, and analytical...


MSSBTA Staff
Oct 28, 20213 min read
User Adoption is Poor. Now What?
What an incredibly lousy feeling! You have sunk a significant investment into new technology, and people either are not utilizing it as...


Vamshi Barla
Oct 28, 20214 min read
Rapid and Sustainable Cost-Cutting for IT Organizations
More than any other year in recent memory, 2020 has challenged IT departments of all sizes to reinvent themselves rapidly. At the start...


Melissa Wilson
Oct 28, 20212 min read
Monitor Performance During a Transformation
You have updated your IT Strategy and communicated it to the organization. You have established a governance framework to track progress...


MSSBTA Staff
Oct 28, 20212 min read
Getting Started on Application Optimization
Without question, the world-wide pandemic has accelerated the need for the Public Sector to more immediately deal with challenges that...


MSSBTA Staff
Oct 28, 20211 min read
Could ERP Efficiencies Be Hiding in Plain Sight?
Many organizations implementing ERP drive hard to go-live, but once the system is up and running, they fail to optimize for the changing...


Anand Swaminathan
Oct 27, 20212 min read
Report Rationalization | Part 1: What is Report Rationalization, Anyway?
As part of an ERP implementation, modernization, or transformation process, there is increasing pressure on organizations to identify...


Vamshi Barla
Oct 4, 20212 min read
A Disciplined Approach to Business Process Improvement
Not long ago I was conducting a pre-sales call with a prospective customer looking for help driving operational improvements to their...


Vamshi Barla
Oct 4, 20212 min read
Build a Robust Business Case That Measures Project Success
When building a business case, it is time to rethink how you measure project success. Let us start with some introspection. How many...
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