Category: Strategy

Considering how finding the right people to do the task at hand is the crux of successful resource management, effective resource allocation is of paramount importance. Resource allocation is the diligent deployment of resources on to tasks based on their skill set and timelines. However, managers are often forced to allocate resources by virtue of…

When Tony Loveday, Principal Engineer at RMA Engineering walks in on a Monday morning he is delighted to see his teams efficiently collaborate on various tasks. Today, Tony and the RMA teams have worked their way into a workflow management structure that greatly simplifies resource balancing and improves productivity levels. Considering RMA, a multi-disciplinary engineering…

In the first part of this series, we dealt with the critical areas of strategy building and implementation that managers easily compromise on, and traced examples of failure that were caused due to them. In the conclusion edition, we focus on making implementation plans stronger by highlighting areas that require better attention. Successful implementation of…

Saviom presents a series of deeply informative analytical articles, specially crafted to help managers perfect the nuances of different managerial processes. Our first series focuses on project strategy and implementation. We all know how hard seamless strategy implementation is, especially for the dynamic Engineering and Construction industry. However, the process can get a lot more…

  Much like Bing Crosby’s “Let’s Start the New Year Right” number, the popular sentiment surrounding New Year’s has always been about trying to improve ourselves as the year acts as a fresh start of sorts. But given how busy schedules are and how we are often caught in a maze of things, resolutions are…

We all want a Captain James T. Kirk (Star Trek) type of manager inspiring us to do more, even as we are stuck with a life-sucking Miranda Priestly (The Devil Wears Prada). While people admit to the fact that bosses and in-laws are never going to be your best friends, sweet exceptions keep workspaces happier.…

You were all set to go. The scope had been clearly defined, documented and agreed upon, and the team was comfortable with the budget. Everyone was on board and excited about getting cracking on your project. But as the weeks roll on, things are beginning to fall apart. Everything is taking longer than expected, the…