Estimating Time to Complete
Failing to deliver a project on time means stress and a loss of credibility. Estimate completion time accurately with this four-step process.
Business Skills
Costs for Management Control
Organisations will want to know if a particular product or service is going to make a profit or, at least, break even. An important method for an organisation’s short-term cost control is cost-volume-profit analysis.
Counting Your Chickens: a Strategy Exercise
A resource audit is an effective way of getting an up-to-date picture of the tangible and intangible assets at your disposal. Use this exercise to help you successfully plan an audit.
Malhotra’s E-Business Model
Yogesh Malhotra’s model outlines the need for modern organizations to develop an ability to change continuously if they are to compete in the new economy. We describe it here.
Introduction to Economics
This article provides a short introduction to the subject of economics and outlines why having some knowledge of economic theories and principles can be helpful in business.
Dennis Lock: The Structure of Project Teams
We outline Lock’s arguments for and against two different types of project team and highlight some of the issues that organizations should be aware of when deciding how to structure a project team.
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Dealing With Discrimination
Dealing with discrimination is everyone’s responsibility. Discover how to respond to and resolve discrimination in the workplace effectively.
Analyzing the Financial Performance of Organizations
If you want to get an overall understanding of your organization's financial position, you will need to analyze it. This article provides an outline of the various methods used to analyze financial performance.
A Guide to Data Protection
The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) sets out rules for all organizations that keep or process personal information on individuals. Here's an overview.
The Difference Between Capital and Revenue Costs
This article gives you an overview of the two main classifications of expenditure and how they impact on the balance sheet and profit and loss account. You will find this overview useful as it is important to be aware of how to classify capital and revenue costs when creating budgets.
Good Charts and Good Charts Workbook
In this podcast we review "Good Charts Workbook" by Harvard Business Review Senior Editor Scott Berinato, on how to create data visuals that really work.