Insights and Outlooks
The key to coming up with what’s next is reflecting carefully on the situations you face now, in the present. Here’s what we’ve seen lately — both with clients and at the Collective Insights’ office.
Maximizing Your PMO’s Potential: Best Practices for Competitive Advantage Part 1
In a rapidly changing market, companies are facing increased competition due to an evolving consumer base. These teams work behind the scenes to create innovative products that impact daily life worldwide. But managing portfolios and projects is a major challenge for...
Maximizing Your PMO’s Potential: Best Practices for Competitive Advantage Part 2
In our first blog, we explored methodologies for strengthening the health and quality of your Project Management Offices (PMO). Now, let’s talk about clear communication – and not reinventing the wheel (or new templates) for every project. By openly sharing...
Maximizing Your PMO’s Potential: Best Practices for Competitive Advantage Part 1
In a rapidly changing market, companies are facing increased competition due to an evolving consumer base. These teams work behind the scenes to create innovative products that impact daily life worldwide. But managing portfolios and projects is a major challenge for...
Collective Insights Helps Fortune 500 Technology Company Develop App Block Plan & Upgrade E5 License
The client, a Fortune 500 enterprise technology company, adopted Microsoft E5 in 2017, relying on the default settings supplied at implementation. When presented with the option of a license upgrade in 2020, the client, concerned about the overwhelming number of...
Comparing Synchronous and Asynchronous Communication in a Hybrid Work Environment
The pandemic was a significant stress test for organizations. Employers had to quickly shift from a traditional in-person office to a fully remote work environment – while maintaining interpersonal interactions with remote employees and clients. They were also...
Hypercare: Prepare your People
The goal of this hypercare series is to provide as much practical information as possible. Too many articles share nebulous insights without clear direction or takeaways. The goal is to build out a toolbox for any software implementation. With experience in SAP,...
Top 3 Steps to Transition Successfully to Microsoft 365 E5: Part II
In this series, we’ll discuss how to best prepare for a Microsoft 365 E5 implementation. In Part I of our M365 E5 series, we reviewed the critical importance of strategic planning and inventory assessment prior to executing any implementation of Microsoft 365’s new...
Top 3 Steps to Transition Successfully to Microsoft 365 E5: Part I
In this series, we’ll discuss how to best prepare for a Microsoft 365 E5 implementation. There’s a new suite of security and productivity apps in town, and it goes by the name of M365 E5. Microsoft 365’s latest package combines best-in-class productivity apps with...
Comparing Collective Insights and The Big Consulting Firms
When I first started taking business classes during my freshman year at the University of Georgia (Go Dawgs!), I had no idea what I wanted to do after I graduated. I was pretty sure I wanted a business-related job, such as an accountant or financial adviser, but...
The Top 4 Trends of 2022’s Most Successful Supply Chains
Top 4 Trends of 2022's Most Successful Supply Chains In 2022, the supply chain is best known for its shortcomings. The COVID-19 pandemic, for example, laid bare many of its weaknesses worldwide. Meanwhile, global commerce continues to shift to a consumer-first...
Just Enough Stuff: Prevent Inventory Imbalances by Neutralizing the Bullwhip Effect
Just Enough Stuff: Prevent Inventory Imbalances by Neutralizing the Bullwhip Effect Over the course of a year, we’ve gone from “Where’s my stuff?” to “Woah, that’s too much stuff.” Case in point: major retailers are reporting a 17-45% increase in inventory levels...